Beach-Ferrara Requests Shift in Opioid Plan
Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara argued that her peers should begin positioning themselves to plan to spend Opioid Settlement funds for more naloxone administration. Other commissioners saw this as an attempt to override equally-important interventions they had agreed to support previously.
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
This one is going to get me in trouble, but here we go. It’s time we had a serious talk about the truth. The Merriam-Webster dictionary says truth is “the body of real things, events, and facts…the state of being the case…a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.” Some would state that there is no truth, […]
Group’s Leader Questions Reliable Yield Study
The town council recently voted 5-2 to begin the expansion of their 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) to three MGD at a cost of about $13 million. However, James Heinl of Save Ivy River is questioning a CDM Smith reliable yield study that the council used to support expanding the plant.
Short Agenda During Town’s Monthly Meeting
In a swift town council meeting, Woodfin Town Council made fast work of the meeting agenda for the public before going into an executive session.
Council Coming After Whole House STRs in Weaverville?
According to Wood's data, STRs have gone from making up 1.8% of the town's total housing stock in 2020 to 3.7% in 2023, going on to describe how they take away from the feel of the community, reduce the housing stock, increase prices, and exclude real families from living in the neighborhoods.
Book Offers Dark Picture of Post-Christian America
This 280-page book, Lutzer first explains how we reached this point in America.
Award-Winning Science & Nature Writer Visits Arboretum
On Wednesday, April 12, celebrated author Florence Williams will be in Asheville and the Arboretum in support of her best-selling book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. The Nature Fix set the standard for how many of us sought solace and healing in nature from the initial days of […]
New Buncombe County GOP Chair Hops in the Saddle
With big boots to fill, Doug Brown will take the reins from Glenda Weinert as Chair of the Republican Party. At the Republican Convention held March 18th at ABTech, Doug Brown was elected with new board members: Gloria Michael, Robyn Hite-Heath, Kaye Hand, Bruce O’Connell, Sherry Higgins, Sonia Humphrey, Bob Ray, Mitch Skroski, and Stewart […]
What’s Going On?
If you’ve driven along Aiken Road in Weaverville lately, you might have noticed what looks like a freeway going to who knows where. It’s not a freeway but an access road leading to a new 115 kilovolt electrical substation being built on the 33.75-acre property by Duke Power. Photo by Clint Parker.
‘Special K’ Karlyn is Pulverizing SEC Bats
Freshman standout pitcher for the Tennessee Volunteers, Weaverville native Karlyn Pickens, is dominating the Southeastern Conference with a string of wins and shutouts.