Labor Commissioner Luke Farley
Business
3 months ago
Wage complaints span 87 NC counties, $2.5M returned to employees

Buncombe workers recover nearly $28K in unpaid wages, state report shows

Terri Brne helps clear a bookshelf so it can be repainted and used in a serenity room for teachers at T.C. Roberson.
Community
3 months ago
Volunteers create ‘serenity room’ for teachers at TC Roberson

Christos Foundation, YMCA and community partners transform classroom into a calming space to help educators recharge

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
Montford Park Players’ witty, romantic ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ has a bit of a stuffy nose

The Montford Park Players continue their 53rd season, “A Season of Lunatics, Lovers, & Poets,” with “Cyrano de Bergerac,” written by Edmond Rostand, translated by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard, and directed and adapted by Mandy Bean. “Cyrano” will run at 7:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday, Aug. 8-30, at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.

Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Kurdys cites experience, compassion in bid for Buncombe County DA

Senior assistant district attorney practices trauma-informed justice and commits to eliminating case backlog

Local
3 months ago
Right-hander Howard shines in Tourists debut

Whitaker homers, triples in Asheville win

A campsite in Loop A of Julian Price Campground
Local
3 months ago
Crews clear way for partial reopening of Julian Price Campground

The area is off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock

Local
3 months ago
Temporary skating rink planned for Asheville parking lot

The Carrier Park rink sustained significant damage during Helene

Local
3 months ago
Horizon 30 ordered to cease mining at Mitchell County quarry

The injunction follows an NCDEQ complaint saying the company repeatedly ignored mining laws at the Carter Quarry along the Nolichucky River

Outdoors
3 months ago
Linville Gorge closures planned as Helene repairs begin

The work will focus on removing debris, repairing roads and facilities and removing hazard trees

Local
3 months ago
Backpack giveaway aims to equip Asheville area kids for school

John McClung Roofing and its community partners aims to provide 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in Western North Carolina.

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