Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (January 22, 2024): Asheville Police Department Patrol Officers are continuing to investigate a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred Sunday afternoon on Sweeten Creek Road. APD Patrol Officers responded to a motor vehicle crash with injury near the 75 block of Sweeten Creek Road around 4:27 p.m. […]
News Bulletins
Notice of the Mission Health Care independent monitor’s upcoming community meetings
Press release from Gibbins Advisors: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (January 22nd, 2024) – Public meetings hosted by the Independent Monitor for Mission Health System will continue next month in several communities across Western North Carolina. These meetings will complete the series of six Independent Monitor meetings commenced in October 2023. The next two meetings will take place […]
Code Purple for Sunday, 1/22/24
Press release from the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide […]
Notice: Regular monthly meeting of Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority
Press release from Explore Asheville: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 9–11 a.m. Explore Asheville Board Room | 27 College Place, Suite 200, Asheville WHAT: The regular monthly joint board meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, a Public Authority and a Nonprofit Corporation. WHEN: Wednesday, January 24, 9–11 a.m. WHERE: IN PERSON: At The Explore Asheville Board […]
Code Purple for Sunday, 1/21/24
Press release from the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide […]
Carter Development Group to share an update on the Cease the Harm Audit Jan. 22
Press release from Buncombe County: At its Jan. 22 meeting, the Community Reparations Commission will hear an update on the Cease the Harm audit conducted by the Carter Development Group. Recommended by the Commission at its Dec. 5, 2022 meeting, the Carter Development Group audited internal and external services and programs for both the City […]
***UPDATE*** APD seeks missing person- Alysa Jordan Warren
Press release from Asheville Police Department: ***UPDATE*** Alysa Jordan Warren (03/31/2000) has been located safely. Asheville, NC (January 12, 2024): Asheville Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Alysa Jordan Warren (03/31/2000) was last seen on November 15, 2023, in the area of Granada Street. She is described as a […]
City of Asheville announces Affordable Housing Plan community open houses
Press release from City of Asheville: On Saturday, January 27, 2024, the City of Asheville’s Affordable Housing Division will host two Community Open Houses to collect input on the 2024 Affordable Housing Plan. The Open House events will feature 6 informational workstations where members of the public will have the opportunity to provide input on […]
New nonpartisan voter outreach coalition offers education, assistance
Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC: With primary elections just weeks away, a coalition of nonprofit, nonpartisan groups offers voters valuable information about new voting laws that could affect their ability to have their voices heard at the polls. “It’s easy to be confused about what’s required and what’s not,” says Robin Lively Summers, board president of […]
City of Hendersonville lifts water shortage advisory
Press release from City of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville has lifted the Water Shortage Advisory following several significant rain events. Above normal water levels of the Mills River and favorable long-range precipitation models combined with the reduction of the county’s drought status from moderate to abnormally dry prompted Hendersonville Water & Sewer to lift […]
Code Purple for Friday, 1/19/24
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide more […]
Statement from Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller on Downtown Initiative
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: First, let me say thank you to our Buncombe County Commissioners and county leadership for their continued support of law enforcement. I believe this initiative will create a renewed feeling of safety in our downtown. Over the past few weeks, Chief Lamb and I have engaged in a series […]
Updates from latest Buncombe Commissioners meeting
Press release from Buncombe County: Board of Elections Director Compensation Adjustment In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-35, the Board of Commissioners voted to approve a salary change inclusive of the 2023 cost of living adjustment for the Director of Elections. This adjustment comes as a request from the Board of Elections. Human Trafficking […]
Judge rejects class-action status for race discrimination lawsuit against Asheville board
Article by The Carolina Journal: A federal judge has denied class-action status in a lawsuit challenging race-based membership qualifications for an Asheville advisory board. Plaintiffs had argued that the rules discriminate against white applicants to the Human Relations Commission. “Plaintiffs contend that the class can be certified based on the alleged 46 applications from nonminority applicants […]
Open Space Bond project funding application now open
Press release from Buncombe County: Are you an environmental advocate, community group, municipality, or organization looking to preserve the natural beauty of Buncombe County, increase the quality of life for its residents, and improve access to passive recreational activities in the area? Buncombe County’s Open Space Bond will open its first project funding application window […]
Final open house for Gen H Comprehensive Plan set for Feb. 13
Press release from City of Hendersonville: We are having a conversation across Hendersonville about change, where we are, and where we want to be twenty years from now … and beyond. The City of Hendersonville invites the community to participate in a final Gen H Open House to provide input in the development of a […]
APD seeking public assistance locating suspect in Monday morning shooting
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police secured arrest warrants on a man who rammed into another man’s vehicle and then began shooting following a verbal altercation early Monday morning. APD Patrol officers responded to the area of State and Hanover Street around 4:02 a.m. on January 15 to investigate a report of an […]
Code Purple for Wednesday, 1/18/24
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide more […]
Buncombe County Schools to dismiss two hours early today, Jan. 16
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: Due to below freezing and falling temperatures and precipitation falling across much of our county, all Buncombe County Schools students will dismiss 2 hours early today, Tuesday, Jan. 16. Buses will begin their routes, student drivers will be allowed leave, and parents who pick up their students after school […]
Code Purple for Wednesday, 1/17/24
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide more […]
Code Purple for Tuesday, 1/16/24
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Coalition: Code Purple is a coordinated effort among Asheville and Buncombe County shelters and other organizations to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extremely cold weather (at or below 32 degrees, including wind chill, or 33-40 degrees with precipitation). During Code Purple, participating shelters will provide more […]