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Local
2 years ago
Re-learn joy of reading at a Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair

The Whale is partnering with The POP Project to host the riff on the classic elementary school book sales on Saturday, June 15.

Crime & Safety
2 years 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
2 years 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.

Obituaries
2 years ago
Edith Blankenship, 1936-2024

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

Obituaries
2 years ago
Robert Lawrence Fisher, 1939-2024

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

Obituaries
2 years ago
Patricia Ann Bunch, 1942-2024

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

Obituaries
2 years ago
Charles Ronald ‘Joseph’ Hennessee

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

On The Town
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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.”