Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man found guilty in 2022 double homicide in Fletcher

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 City Hall
Education
2 years ago
O.U.R. Asheville Academy seeks to engage new voices

Asheville residents who’ve felt left out of local government decision making in the past […]

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer addresses a crowd after a heated public comment period about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Local
2 years ago
Council unlikely to pass Gaza cease fire resolution, Mayor says

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.

Dorothy Leola Cannon
Obituaries
2 years ago
Dorothy Leola ‘Dot’ Cannon, 1941-2024

Dorothy Leola “Dot” Cannon, 82, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 11, 2024, at her sister’s home in Candler, NC while surrounded by family.

The awning outside PEAK Academy is black with a logo that includes the red tip of a pencil with yellow and green trim.
Education
2 years ago
City’s last Covid-19 relief funds will go to Asheville PEAK Academy

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.

Basketball players leap during the tip-off of the Southern Conference basketball tournament game March 11, 2024, in Asheville.
Sports
2 years ago
Samford tops East Tennessee State for SoCon tournament title

ASHEVILLE (AP) — Achor Achor had 25 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine Marshall scored […]

A pedestrian street sign
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Charge filed in assault on West Asheville pedestrian

A suspect has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a pedestrian Feb. 29 in West Asheville, police said.

Logo of the Land of Sky Regional Council.
Housing
2 years ago
County, Land of Sky team up on affordable housing

Buncombe County and the Land of Sky Regional Council are teaming up to seek funding for affordable housing.

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.
Education
2 years ago
Long-vacant building at A-B Tech’s Enka campus ready to be razed

The days are numbered for the long-vacant Haynes Tower building at A-B Tech’s Enka campus now that the Buncombe County Commission has approved a $648,990 contract for demolition.

Asheville Police cars are lined up in downtown Asheville, N.C., in February 2024.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man arrested in Asheville’s first homicide of 2024

A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with Asheville’s first confirmed homicide of 2024, a beating death discovered early Friday morning (March 8) in the Compass Point Village area.