Both the city and county ordinances make it illegal for employers and business owners to discriminate based on any “difference in treatment based on race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, ...

Thanks to the generosity of philanthropists Jerry and Marlene Sternberg, Pisgah Legal Services has purchased land at 52 Orchard Street, adjacent to the nonprofit’s Asheville office location on ...

In a unanimous decision, the Hendersonville City Council voted to appoint Melinda Lowrance to fill the City Council seat vacated by Debbie O’Neal Roundtree. Council Member Lowrance was sworn in during ...

The Buncombe County Board of Education passed an increased funding request of $13.5 million from the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at its May 2 meeting based on a “vast number of assumptions ...

Buncombe County Parks and Recreation would like to notify the community that the Lake Julian 2024 Spring Kids Fishing Tournament has been postponed due to weather. The tournament will now be held on ...

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A. FY25 Budget Discussion B. Nondiscrimination policy – update C. Asheville-Buncombe Sustainable Microbrewery Project Update D. Clean Air Excellence Awards-Recommendations E. Clean Air Compliance ...

Press release from Warren Wilson College: Warren Wilson College has received a $1.5 million gift from Helmar E. Nielsen of St. Petersburg, Florida, to galvanize how students engage with the ...

Commissioners will consider a new seven-year contract with global waste management company FCC Environmental Solutions, which ...

TEACHING MOMENT: UNC Asheville professor Stephanie O'Brien teaches a senior seminar called Media Industries & Artificial ...

The Pigeon River Fund of The Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) awarded nine grants totaling $223,686* to environmental groups working to improve surface water quality, enhance fish and ...

Explore Asheville, River Front Development Group, and the Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail (BCHT) Advisory Committee are now inviting artists to submit qualifications for public art ...