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Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office request for information
Deputies with Buncombe County are attempting to identify the vehicle and driver pictured here. This individual is wanted for theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. This incident took place in the Leicester community. We ask that anyone with information please contact Deputy Altland at (828)...
Buncombe Co. deputies need public’s help identifying driver, vehicle
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to identify the vehicle and driver who is wanted for theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. According to deputies, the incident happened in the Leicester community. Anyone...
Nancy Wilson Robinson, 1935-2024
Asheville – Nancy Wilson Robinson, beloved mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister and aunt passed away peacefully on June 24, 2024, after an extended illness. She was 89 years old. A native of Buncombe County, Nancy was the daughter of the late Bascom Wilson and Harriet Rhodes Wilson. She is preceded...
PFAS – forever chemicals linked to serious health issues – found above safe levels at Buncombe, Henderson mobile home parks
Residents of five mobile home parks in Buncombe and Henderson counties rely on water systems that exceed the limit of PFAS compounds, known as forever chemicals, putting them at greater risk of cancer and other illnesses. Two of the parks had nearly double the limit of the compounds allowed in...
Statewide medical cannabis stalls; Passed GOP Senate with help of Western NC legislators
A move to legalize medical marijuana statewide has failed, despite bipartisan backing of state senators, including a Republican representing Buncombe County who had previously voted no. The GOP-majority Senate voted 36-10 in late June to allow cannabis for medical uses. But the N.C. House of Representatives did not take up...
The Community Foundation awards scholarships totaling $589,500
(July 2024) – The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) approved scholarships totaling $589,500 to 91 WNC students in 55 schools in 19 counties. More than 60 volunteers from the community worked to review applications and select recipients. Buncombe County top recipients included:. · Lily Foo from Asheville...
Agenda for AB Air Quality July 11, 2024 board meeting
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency:. Please find attached the Agenda 7-11-2024 for the Thursday, July 11, 2024, meeting of the Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency Board. This meeting will be held at 4:30pm in the meeting room located at the Buncombe County Permit Office at 30 Valley Street. The...
New voter cards on the way for County School Board districts
Following the passage of NC Session Law 2023-32 (HB66), the Buncombe County School Board recently approved a new electoral map. What does this mean for Buncombe voters? Your school attendance districts remain the same but your school board voting districts are different. Voters will now choose from two school board candidates on their ballot instead of seven; one candidate to represent their district (1-6) and another at-large candidate representing the entire County, but not including the Asheville City School district area.
NC teacher pay raises? Private school vouchers? Asheville, Buncombe, candidates' stances
How much of a raise should North Carolina public school teachers get? Should the state add hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to a program sending children to private schools?. Those are two key questions that divided members of the General Assembly, which reached an impasse in late...
Buncombe County issues statement regarding June 29 incident at West Asheville Branch Library
On June 29, an outside group reserved a meeting room at West Asheville Branch Library under the name Another Carolina Bookfair for the purpose of an unspecified workshop. This was not a County sponsored event. During the event above, the staff Librarian, who was not in the meeting room was...
Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for June 11-12
38 Imperial Court, $475,000, Eric Viksnins and Anna Viksnins to Katherine Cecilia Werner. 42 Enka Oak St., $535,000, Meinch Construction Inc to Samuel Lucas Pipkin. 111 Forest Hill Drive, $795,000, Brian Ramdwar to Aya Abou-jaoude. 206 State St., $54,000, Chalmers Brown and Betty Chrestman to Chalmers Brown. 68 Craven St.,...
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