According to FEMA officials, 86,945 individuals in Buncombe County have registered for help.
Asheville Middle School eighth graders are fundraising for their annual trip to Washington, D.C. via two musical methods: a silent auction of merch from many musical artists and a benefit concert at the Grey Eagle called Coverfest IV.
The Flood Gallery prints the Black Mountain Press, hangs art on its walls, hosts weekly open-mic nights and poetry readings, screens movies from all around the world, welcomes community events and participates in “Mail Art,” an arts initiative which began at Black Mountain College and spread across the world.
The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is Feb. 6.
Dennis Gates Miller, 33, and Hope Elizabeth Baker, 42, were taken into custody around 1:53 a.m., Monday, January 13, near the 5 block of the Julianne Place neighborhood in east Asheville.
The findings of the School System Consolidation Feasibility Study will be discussed at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 16 in the first floor conference room of the County Administration Building, 200 College St.
Family and friends are worried about Kevin Collinsworth, who has not been seen since Saturday
The fire burned around 32,000 cubic yards of debris and is still smoldering, but representatives from SDR, the Buncombe County Fire Marshal, Weaverville FD, Reems Creek FD and North Carolina Forest Service Law Enforcement Division are on-site monitoring the blaze.
The Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care is seeking volunteers for the annual Point-in-Time count, an annual survey conducted in the last 10 days of January that determines funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the year.
The Swannanoa Library will at last reopen after Hurricane Helene forced its closure last fall. However, the storm continues to impact the Buncombe County Public Library system as six of the area’s 12 libraries move to reduced hours of operation.