Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Candler man pleads guilty to robbery ‘because of drugs’

A Candler man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a January 2024 robbery that he reportedly told police was “because of drugs.”

Politics
1 year ago
More Republicans needed for nonpartisan poll worker teams

Buncombe County needs 550 poll workers for election day, and 200 for early voting, with an information session noon on Thursday.

Edith Blankenship
Obituaries
1 year ago
Edith Blankenship, 1936-2024

Candler – Edith Ray Hawkins Blankenship, 87, went to be with the Lord on […]

Robert Lawrence Fisher
Obituaries
1 year ago
Robert Lawrence Fisher, 1939-2024

WAYNESVILLE – Robert Lawrence Fisher, age 85, passed away on June 9, 2024. Robert […]

Patricia Ann Bunch
Obituaries
1 year ago
Patricia Ann Bunch, 1942-2024

Patricia Ann Bunch passed June 6, 2024, in Brevard, N.C. Born to Earl Van […]

Charles Ronald Joseph Hennessee
Obituaries
1 year ago
Charles Ronald ‘Joseph’ Hennessee

Charles Ronald “Joseph” Hennessee, 68, of Asheville, North Carolina, died at Mission Hospital system […]

On The Town
1 year ago
Black Mountain Blues fest will be a jam of ‘resilience’

Fans of the blues can take their pick of 46 different acts at the inaugural Black Mountain Blues festival July 12 to 14 at eight different venues.

Local
1 year ago
Asheville council approves smaller tax hike for staff raises

The City Council split 4-3 and approved a budget that includes a property tax hike to give higher raises for firefighters, police and lower-paid city workers.

Protester Madison Jane, an opponent of a downtown Business Improvement District, makes a point before the Asheville City Council vote on June 11, 2024.
Local
1 year ago
Council OKs downtown district despite vocal opposition

Critics turned out in force, but the Asheville City Council voted in favor of a proposed downtown Business Improvement District or “BID.”

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Teen pleads guilty to Juneteenth Festival shootings

Jawoun Deshun Hackett, 17, pleaded guilty to several felony charges related to a shooting in downtown Asheville.