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Education
2 days ago
Encore for Asheville Middle orchestra as program shifts to after-school club

After Asheville City Schools said earlier this month that the orchestra program at Asheville Middle School would not be returning for the fall semester, AMS students will have the opportunity to demonstrate interest in continuing the class through an after-school club.

Education
1 week ago
UNC Asheville students help identify weakness in drug-resistant staph bacteria

A paper published by a University of North Carolina Asheville biology professor and a team of 12 students has identified a promising development for combating drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or staph bacteria.

Education
1 week ago
3 Asheville-area high schools rank among NC’s top 100

Nesbitt Discovery Academy landed at No. 6, followed by School of Inquiry and Life Sciences and Hendersonville High School

Education
2 weeks ago
ArtsAVL awards $57,800 in arts education grants for K-12 student programming

The grants will cover eight in-school and 12 out-of-school arts programs for Buncombe County students, including field trips, workshops and performances.

Education
3 weeks ago
‘Save our strings’: Music students protest Asheville City Schools orchestra elimination

Asheville City Schools students, parents and members of the community packed into the ACS Board Room this evening to protest the dissolution of orchestra programs at Asheville Middle School and Asheville High School.

Education
3 weeks ago
Hall Fletcher Elementary renovation to continue throughout school year

The elementary school, located on Ridgelawn Road in West Asheville, is currently in the process of renovating its mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Education
4 weeks ago
Asheville Middle School prepares new track for upcoming school year

Construction crews at Asheville Middle School are racing to renovate the school track before winter. The finished track will mark the completion of a decade-long makeover of the historic school.

The long-vacant Haynes Tower building at A-B Tech's Enka campus is slated to be demolished now that Buncombe County commissioners have approved a contract with D.H. Griffin.
Business
1 month ago
A-B Tech lands $29.2 million federal grant for WNC Futures Factory in Asheville

Disaster recovery funding will build advanced manufacturing training and research hub expected to create nearly 2,750 jobs

A "Save the Woods" billboard stands along Future I-26 in Asheville, highlighting community opposition to potential development of UNC Asheville's South Campus woods.
Education
1 month ago
UNC Asheville report keeps South Campus woods in play for development

Advisory committee stops short of recommending permanent preservation, instead calling for more planning, environmental review and public input

Brick school building with Buncombe County Schools sign and circular logo against a clear blue sky
Education
1 month ago
Buncombe County Social Work launches school supply drive for students in foster care

Buncombe County Social Work has launched a school supplies donation drive for Western North Carolina students in the foster care system, including over 300 kids in Buncombe County. The drive will run through the end of the month.

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