Press release from City of Asheville: At its July 25, 2024 meeting, the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC) unanimously voted to recommend to Asheville City Council to dissolve HIAC in order to consolidate community efforts on homelessness through the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care. HIAC was established by City Council in November 2008 and has served both as […]
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NC Attorney General’s office notified of potential HCA noncompliance
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: On July 29, 2024, Dogwood Health Trust provided notice to the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office (AGO) stating that it plans to notify HCA of potential noncompliance with provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA). This letter is based on findings from the Independent Monitor’s review as outlined in Affiliated […]
Charles George, Mountain Home VAMCs join forces to combat hunger
Press release from WNC VA Health Care System: The Western North Carolina VA Health Care System will be weighing its share of collected food items for the annual Feds Feed Families Food DriveAug. 1, at 1:30 p.m. at Charles George VAMC’s receiving entrance and loading dock behind Bldg. 47. The food was gathered by different organizations […]
Mission nurses holding informational picket for safe staffing, patient safety Aug. 6
Press release from National Nurses United: Nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold an informational picket on August 6 to protest management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care. Mission nurses are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), and they have been negotiating a new contract […]
Buncombe County Board of Education regular meeting
From Buncombe County Board of Education: The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on August 1, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville. Board updates and closed session will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room for the purpose of discussing confidential personnel, student, and […]
Asheville police seek public’s help in identifying armed robbers
From Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying a pair of armed robbers who robbed a north Asheville grocery store at gunpoint Sunday night. APD officers responded to a grocery store near the 900 block on Merrimon Avenue around 9:29 p.m. on July 28th to investigate an armed robbery. […]
Asheville police use drone technology to apprehend armed men
From Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Department Officers, in coordination with the rapid deployment of drone technology, were able to quickly locate and apprehend two men with guns Friday afternoon. APD officers responded to the area of Lee Garden Lane around 1:34 p.m. on July 26 to investigate reports of several individuals with guns in […]
Code yellow air quality for Asheville and Buncombe County
From Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency: Monday, July 29, 2024, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. For up-to-date forecasts and discussion, go to: https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/
YMCA offers youth mental health first aid training to community
From YMCA of Western North Carolina: In response to the national mental health crisis, the YMCA of Western North Carolina will offer free Youth Mental Health First Aid training in Asheville starting next month. This groundbreaking skills-based course equips adults and teens with tools to help them identify, understand, and respond to someone who might […]
Man arrested after firing gun into air at recreational center
From Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police arrested a man who discharged a firearm at a Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (HACA) recreation center on Livingston Street. Thankfully, no one was injured, and there have been no reports of property damage. Asheville Police responded to the 130 block of Livingston Street around 5:34 p.m. […]
APD arrests four on gun and drug charges
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (July 26, 2024): Asheville Police Department Detectives made four arrests Thursday afternoon while conducting proactive enforcement after receiving community complaints about illicit drug activity. Detectives attempted to make contact with Dennis Aguilar Scott (03/12/1973), who was wanted for a parole violation on Klondyke Avenue around 3:00 p.m. […]
Asheville Police investigating early Friday morning homicide
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (July 26, 2024): Asheville Police Department Detectives are investigating an early Friday morning shooting that left one man dead. APD officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound at the Hillcrest apartment complex on Atkinson Street around 2:24 a.m. on July 26. There, they found Denzel […]
Postponed: I-40 bridge rehabilitation in Asheville
Press release from N.C. Department of Transportation: ASHEVILLE – Contract crews will close a stretch of Interstate 40 this weekend, weather permitting, to perform rehabilitation operations on a bridge between I-26 and Hendersonville Road. Like the previous two weekends, crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville plan to close I-40 East from the I-240 East/I-26 […]
City builds Asheville Fire Department Community Responder Program and refines homelessness services information page
News release from the City of Asheville: As a part of its Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the Asheville City Council included 8 permanent positions for the Community Responder Team, in alignment with Homelessness Strategies and Reimagining Public Safety priorities. With the understanding that homelessness is a crisis, not a crime, Asheville Fire Department (AFD) Community […]
North Carolina free from extreme drought
News release from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality: North Carolina is free from extreme drought in the latest advisory issued by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) on Thursday. DMAC classified five counties in severe drought, 30 counties in moderate drought and 47 counties as abnormally dry. “Widespread, heavy rainfall has resulted […]
Jay Heatherly graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s CGCIO™/CeCTO™ Certification Program
Press release from City of Hendersonville: Jay Heatherly, Information Technology Manager, City of Hendersonville, successfully graduated from the 2023-2024 Certified Government Chief Information Officers Program™ at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Jay graduated from the program on June 19th and was recognized by the Hendersonville City Council at their […]
Buncombe County seeking Economic Development Coalition Board member
Press release from Buncombe County: Are you a Buncombe County resident with interest in the strategies and goals of economic development? Have you carried leadership roles with progressive responsibility in Advanced Manufacturing with a multinational manufacturing enterprise in Buncombe County? Do you offer professional expertise in STEM fields of engineering, concepts of Industry 4.0, research and […]
Local health advocates launch Reclaim Healthcare WNC
Press release from Reclaim Healthcare WNC: A volunteer-led coalition of physicians, nurses, elected officials, clergy, business leaders, and healthcare and community advocates has formally organized to respond to the negative changes at Mission Health that have occurred since HCA purchased Mission in 2019. Reclaim Healthcare WNC is a coalition and coordinated campaign with three goals: […]
APD is seeking assistance with single vehicle collision in East Asheville
News release from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Department patrol officers are investigating a single motor vehicle collision that occurred Monday afternoon in East Asheville. APD patrol officers responded to a motor vehicle collision with injuries near the 5 block of Wood Avenue around 4:30 p.m. on July 22nd. The preliminary investigation indicates a […]
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announces national night out Tuesday, Aug. 6
News release from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office:
I-40 bridge rehabilitation continues this weekend in Asheville
News release from the N.C. Department of Transportation: Contract crews will close a stretch of Interstate 40 this weekend, weather permitting, to perform rehabilitation operations on a bridge between I-26 and Hendersonville Road. Like the previous two weekends, crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville plan to close I-40 East from the I-240 East/I-26 […]