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Asheville roastery, café empowers guests to create small-batch custom coffee blends
ASHEVILLE - A local coffee roastery and shop welcomes customers to choose their drink journey by creating custom blends that fit their tastes and brands. Drew Hawkins, co-owner of Coffee Library and Kota Kai, said the businesses also help customers become comfortable with expressing what they taste, which comes from tasting and trusting...
Historic move: new group says HCA must sell Mission, Western NC's main health care system
ASHEVILLE - In a historic move, elected officials, doctors and others have formed a group with the goal of compelling the sale of Mission Health by HCA Healthcare, a for-profit company and the nation's largest health care entity whose $1.9 billion purchase of the nonprofit Mission led to a serious decline in health care for Western North Carolina, said the group, Reclaim Healthcare WNC. ...
Asheville voters will see an $80M GO bond referendum on the November ballot
ASHEVILLE - Voters will see a new referendum on the November ballot for an $80 million general obligation bond package to fund housing, transportation, public safety and parks and recreation projects citywide. Asheville City Council held the required public hearings and voted July 23 to adopt the bond categories and referenda — the final step needed to place the bond on the ballot. ...
Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably. The implementation of that...
Firms Defend $110 Million Conservation Easement Tax Deduction
An Atlanta business is challenging in the US Tax Court a $40.7 million penalty imposed by the IRS over a conservation easement donation deduction of almost 1,700 acres of North Carolina land. Pine Forest Reserve LLC and Adoette Holdings LLC, two LLCs with an Atlanta mailing address, have petitioned the...
Driver in custody after leading NC authorities on chase through multiple counties
A driver is in custody after leading authorities on a chase through multiple counties.It started in Dunn when U.S. Marshals tried to pull a Chevrolet Camaro. The suspect kept driving, leading authorities on a chase into Harnett County and then Cumberland County.The chase ended in Godwin where the suspect bailed and ran from the car.The driver was caught and taken into custody. Their identity has not been released.The reason for the traffic stop has not been revealed.North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating.SEE ALSO | AMBER Alert issued for missing 9-year-old Durham boy
South Carolina pharmacist provided nuclear, radiopharmaceutical drugs to medical facilities, DOJ says
GREENVILLE, S.C. — An Easley, South Carolina, pharmacy owner, has been sentenced after authorities say he provided nuclear and radiopharmaceutical drugs to medical facilities in the Greenville area. Richard A. Sheriff, 73, of Easley, has pleaded guilty to adulteration of a drug and been sentenced to two years of...
Answer Man: Rocky Bluff Campground in Hot Springs closing?
HOT SPRINGS - Today's burning question is about the status Rocky Bluff Campground in Hot Springs. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question could appear in an upcoming column. Question: I was emailing to ask you in your capacity as Answer Woman about Rocky Bluff...
Gabe DeVoe visits Boys and Girls Club in Shelby
The Gabe DeVoe Foundation and its founder, Gabe DeVoe, recently brought a blend of activity and education to the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland County with a program called Books and Basketballs: Building Futures One Page at a Time. As someone who attended the Boys and Girls Club as a child, DeVoe...
1 man dead from early morning shooting at Hillcrest Apartments July 26: APD investigating
ASHEVILLE - Asheville Police Department detectives are investigating an early morning shooting July 26 at Hillcrest Apartments that left one man dead. APD officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound at the Hillcrest apartment complex on Atkinson Street around 2:24 a.m. July 26, according to a news release from the department. ...
Summer Gets Sweeter as Enrollment Officially Opens for 32nd Annual National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn
The Omni Grove Park Inn is excited to announce that enrollment is officially open for The 32nd Annual National Gingerbread House Competition, which takes place this November. Now through November 11, participants are invited to register for an opportunity to spread holiday cheer and showcase their gingerbread design talent for a chance to win a piece of over $40,000 in cash and prizes. The official rules and entry form can now be found on the hotel’s website here.
Board of Governors approves elimination of several majors at UNC Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Several majors at UNC Asheville are one step closer to elimination after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted Wednesday, July 24, to authorize the cuts. According to the Associated Press, the board's vote means Chancellor Kimberly van Noort can move forward with...
Swanson’s Start Sends Tourists Back into the Win Column
The Asheville Tourists snapped their six-game losing skid with an impressive 5-1 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Nic Swanson matched a season-high with six innings pitched while Anthony Sherwin and Cam Fisher each belted a home run for the Tourists. Sherwin’s longball in the top of the third opened the...
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