10th Annual Reuse Contest Underway

Habitat for Humanity is again hosting their ReStore ReUse DIY contest.

Field of Buncombe Candidates Set

Thomas Veasey’s last-minute filing upset the other Weaverville Town Council candidates’ plans.

There’s No Middle Ground

Martin Luther King’s dream of a color-blind society is now called racist and replaced by Critical Race Theory. In our modern world,  it increasingly seems you’re now racist just based on the color of your skin.

Citizens Again Denied Rights by School Board

Concerned parent Tamara Parker believes the Board of Education is restricting first amendment rights. 

Is the Asheville City Council Anti-Semitic?

The Asheville City Council, only a few years removed from having a fundraiser to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore the 120 plus year Vance Monument, has not only removed it but ordered its destruction.

Towns Say County Threatened to Halt 911 Service

Buncombe County is threatening to cut off law enforcement dispatching, according to Woodfin and Weaverville officials.

Homegrown Handmade Tailgate Markets Open Weekly

Practically every day of the week in this area there is a tailgate market one can attend with wonderful local produce and items to purchase.

Citizens Denied Entry into Public Meeting

She sees educators taking on the role of health professionals by mandating masks and vaccines when they are not medical professionals themselves and could be harming the students by not allowing exemptions for medical conditions.

Are Elected Officials Using Pandemic as Shield?

When elected officials become unresponsive to the majority or minority, they have lost touch with the voters and no longer represent the people but rule them. They are not fit to be called public servants or hold office.

County Expects $13-$14M from Opioid Settlement

Buncombe County is working to maximize its allocation of recent $26 billion and $8 billion opioid settlements.