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Deputies searching for missing woman in Buncombe Co.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing woman last seen on Thursday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Jessica Blankenship was last seen in Swannanoa on June 20 at around 9 p.m. wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Deputies said...
Big sale at Ingles: Namesake of “Laura Lynn” brand sells lion’s share of her company stock
There’s a big sale going on at Ingles. Laura Lynn Ingle Sharp, a member of the board of directors at Ingles Markets, the Black Mountain-based grocery store chain founded by her father Robert Ingle, has sold most of her ownership position in the company since the beginning of 2024, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Opinion: Vandalism of public servants’ property serves no purpose other than generating disdain
Sooner or later, the destroyers will figure out that their tactics don’t work. Or maybe they won’t, and they’ll keep on spray-painting volunteers’ cars with nasty words or slashing the tires of public officials’ vehicles. But it’s not going to work. If I’ve learned...
Answer Woman: Bear-proof trash cans in Hendersonville, Asheville?
Today’s burning question is about bear-proof trash cans in Henderson County. 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: Does Henderson County offer bear-proof trash cans? I’ve only seen them offered in Asheville...
Novant's proposed $249M Asheville cancer hospital will go up against similar $1.6M proposal by Mission Health
Novant Health will have to go up against Asheville’s Mission Health to get approval for a $249 million, 26-bed cancer hospital in western North Carolina. Public records with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Certificate of Need division — which approves the expansion of health-care facilities and services — show that both Novant and Mission are seeking to add 26 acute-care beds in the western part of the state.
Ramble Charitable Fund awards $100,000 in grants
From The Ramble Charitable Fund at The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC):. The Ramble Charitable Fund at The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) recently awarded ten grants totaling $100,000. The Fund was established to improve the quality of life in Shiloh and South Buncombe communities by supporting education, economic development, health care and other projects that promote community development. With these grants, total grantmaking since 2008 is $854,826.
Leading with Race Summit set for July 20
Mark your calendars for Buncombe County’s Racial Equity Action Plan Leading with Race Summit on July 20. Almost four years after the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners declared racism a public health and safety crisis, named equity a foundational value, and adopted a Racial Equity Action Plan, we’re sharing our progress on the goals we’ve accomplished and the County’s next steps.
Regular monthly meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority is June 26
From the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority:. The regular monthly joint board meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, a Public Authority and a Nonprofit Corporation, is Wednesday, June 26, 9–11 a.m. at The Explore Asheville Board Room, located on the first floor at 27 College Place, Suite 200 Asheville, NC 28801. It is also streamed live via Zoom webinar.Register here to attend virtually.
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