A skeleton of steel beams is growing by the day as construction crews race to keep up with explosive passenger growth at Asheville Regional Airport. A massive airport expansion plan has been taking place behind the scenes for five years. Now it’s quickly coming into clear, public view, as a two-story, steel frame outlines the future north concourse and a frenzy of other construction is impossible to ignore.
Children and their families can get up close with some of their favorite big trucks and cars, including fire trucks, police cars and public works vehicles, during a free Truck City AVL event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Tanger Outlets Asheville. It’s a chance for kids to sit in, explore, touch and ask questions about some of the vehicles they might see from a distance all around town, including rescue vehicles, heavy public works equipment like utility tractors and construction machines, and more.
A public health veteran with a statewide profile has been named the new Henderson County Health Director, effective May 6. David Jenkins, a 23-year public health veteran, currently serves as director of Stanly County Health and Human Services. His past experience includes work in New Hanover, Carteret and Scotland Counties.
The Buncombe County Planning Board is seeking detailed input to write proposed regulations for short-term rentals during a series of planned public meetings.
The board is in the process of drafting text amendments to the county’s development ordinance related to short-term, or “vacation” rentals, which have sharply increased in recent years throughout the region.
Community complaints about illicit gun activity prompted Asheville police to make a series of arrests on Thursday, including two that included the seizure of illegally concealed weapons and small amounts of drugs, authorities said. According to a release from the Asheville Police Department, “proactive enforcement” also included the arrest of four people wanted on outstanding charges, and the seizure of two weapons along with small amounts of crack, fentanyl, MDMA (or “Ecstasy”) and marijuana.
Asheville will be saving a seat for a Buncombe County commissioner on the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission, whether the county wants it now or not. On Tuesday night, the City Council considered an ordinance that would have reduced the size of the 14-member riverfront panel by removing the position set aside for a county commissioner. County commissioners requested deleting that reserved seat but the motion to adopt failed on a 3-3 vote.
A Hendersonville man has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the December 2022 shooting deaths of a man and woman found dead inside a vehicle in Fletcher, according to a the Buncombe County District Attorney’s office.
Asheville residents who’ve felt left out of local government decision making in the past […]
Don’t expect the Asheville City Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional cease fire in Gaza. That was Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer’s blunt message Tuesday night (March 12), at the end of the latest packed council meeting where emotions flared among local residents who are sharply divided over the Israeli military action against Hamas in Gaza.
Asheville will spend the last $501,384 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help the Asheville PEAK Academy boost academic performance and reduce an “opportunity gap” for students from low- to moderate-income homes. The issue approved on the consent agenda of a City Council meeting on March 12, 2024, at Asheville City Hall.