Press release from N.C. Department of Public Instruction: While school buses remain incredibly safe, students are most vulnerable outside the bus in the “danger zone.” North Carolina is assisting the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) in coordinating a national survey to document the illegal passing of school buses. The data […]
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Fourth annual Fire Truck Pull and Health & Safety Fair to benefit Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina
Press release from Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina: The Fourth Annual Fire Truck Pull and Health & Safety Fair, co-sponsored by Asheville Fire Department and Asheville Police Department, is a family-friendly fundraiser to benefit Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina (TIP) to be held Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11:00 am – 3:00 […]
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency partners with Haywood County to assist storm-displaced homeowners
Press release from North Carolina Department of Public Safety: RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is supporting Haywood County in the April 22 launch of their Homeownership Assistance Program (HAP) to assist homebuyers displaced by Tropical Storm Fred or first-time homebuyers that are income qualified. More than $1 million is available to […]
Some WNC counties eligible for N.C. Housing Finance Agency loans
News release from the N.C. Housing Finance Agency: Vulnerable, low and moderate-income households in need of rehabilitation and accessibility modifications in 33 North Carolina counties will receive help thanks to $11 million from the NC Housing Finance Agency’s Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP). The ESFRLP finances major home rehabilitation and modifications for households with […]
BCTDA seeks grant applicants for the 2024 Tourism Product Development Fund
News release from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority: The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) invites Buncombe County-based non-profit and government organizations to submit applications to this year’s Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF) cycle. TPDF was created to provide financial assistance through grants, loan guarantees, or pledges of debt service to major tourism capital […]
Asheville nurses to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA
News release from the National Nurses Organizing Committee: Nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility’s owner and largest health system in the United States. Nurses’ current contract will expire […]
Dogwood Health Trust announces requests for proposals for recovery-oriented justice systems planning
News release from Dogwood Health Trust: Dogwood Health Trust is seeking proposals from counties, municipalities and nonprofit organizations in the 18 counties and Qualla boundary of Western North Carolina that are interested in conducting collaborative planning to establish, refine and/or resource recovery-oriented justice systems. Partners who work in the provision of evidence-based practices such as […]
Air quality is green for Asheville and Buncombe valleys Monday, April 15
News release from the Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency: Monday, April 15, 2024, is a code GREEN air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people […]
Asheville Museum of History announces Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award winner
News release from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville: The Asheville Museum of History (Formerly the Western North Carolina Historical Association) announces David Joy’s Those We Thought We Knew as the winner of the 2023 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award The Asheville Museum of History announces the selection of the winner David Joy […]
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office request for information
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office are requesting assistance identifying this suspect, the suspect’s vehicle, and an eyewitness in orange who were present during an armed robbery that took place at 10:43 pm at the Mountain Energy Gas Station on Smokey Park Highway on April 3, 2024. […]
Asheville Police Department continues to search for answers in two-year-old homicide case
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (April 12, 2024) – Asheville Police Department Investigators are still searching for answers in a homicide case in which a man was fatally shot two years ago in a west Asheville neighborhood. On April 12, 2022, Lamichael Shawn Carter, age 27, was fatally shot in a West […]
City of Asheville announces Public Works Director Greg Shuler to retire July 2024
Press release from City of Asheville: Public Works Director Greg Shuler’s retirement is set to take effect July 31, 2024. Greg Shuler joined the City of Asheville in March 2008 and has served as the Public Works Director since April 2014. “In his ten years serving in the role as department director of Public Works, Greg […]
Insurance companies ask for rate hike for mobile home policies
Press release from N.C. Department of Insurance: North Carolina insurance companies have filed a request with the N.C. Department of insurance to increase insurance rates for mobile home policies. The North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies and is not a part of the Department of Insurance, has requested an overall state average increase […]
Neighborhood Advisory Committee launches monthly volunteer recognition program
Press release from City of Asheville: The City of Asheville’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee is excited to announce the initiation of a monthly Volunteer Spotlight program, aiming to honor the exceptional individuals who make significant contributions to their local community. Nominations for outstanding neighborhood volunteers will be accepted on a rolling basis. Each month, one volunteer will be selected […]
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ agenda for April 16
Press release from Buncombe County: The agenda for the Board of Commissioners’ April 16th meeting has been posted here.
Public work day to celebrate reopening of the Hominy Creek Greenway
Press release from Friends of Hominy Creek Greenway: A trail and stream bank restoration project is complete on the Hominy Creek Greenway. The project is an effort to enhance sustainability and access to this vital community resource. Spearheaded by the nonprofit Friends of Hominy Creek Greenway, or FOHCG, and in collaboration with various community stakeholders, the […]
Trey Adcock receives 2024 Board Of Governors Excellence In Teaching Award representing UNC Asheville
Press release from UNC Asheville: The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Trey Adcock, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, international studies, and the director of American Indian and Indigenous Studies, is the 2024 recipient for UNC Asheville. “He embodies […]
Buncombe Sheriff’s office attempting to locate a missing woman from the Asheville
Press release from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing woman from the Asheville area of Buncombe County. Melissa Boone is a 45 year old female and is approximately 5’ 5”. She has salt-and-pepper hair and hazel eyes. Ms. Boone is known to frequent the Weaverville […]
Downtown Commission to hold Public Comment on the proposed Business Improvement District – April 26
Press release from Asheville City Clerk’s office: At the regularly scheduled Downtown Commission meeting on Friday, April 26 at 9 am, the Commission will hold a meeting that is solely dedicated to a discussion about the proposed Downtown Business Improvement District (“BID”) click here for more information about the BID. The Commission will hold public comment about the BID, and will vote on a […]
Blue Ridge Parkway recruiting natural resource protection and education volunteers
Press release from National Park Service: BOONE, ASHEVILLE, & WAYNESVILLE, NC – The National Park Service is recruiting interested volunteers to help educate park visitors about the protection of peregrine falcons and rare plants at three, important ecological sites on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Trail Rover volunteer openings are currently available at the following locations: Rough Ridge section […]
APD urges community assistance in investigating recent gunfire incidents
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (April 9, 2024): The Asheville Police Department is asking for the public’s help investigating two recent gunfire incidents at Pisgah View Apartments. This is the second gunfire incident within just two days. On the evening of April 8, officers responded once again to investigate reports of gunshots. […]