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Darwin Carter named ACS Director of Innovative Programming
Asheville City Schools (ACS) are proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Darwin Carter as the new Director of Innovative Programming, leading both Cougar Academy and the Education & Career Academy at William Randolph. Dr. Carter officially began his tenure on July 15th. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Carter...
NC Health News wins 20 awards in annual state press contest
NC Health News has been lauded with an organization-record 20 awards in the annual North Carolina Press Association editorial contest, including five first place wins. The state press association honored work published from March 2023 to March 2024. NC Health News was judged among its peers in the online-only category.
Doctor fired from Duke for resisting DEI agenda says majority of colleagues agree
Duke University Hospital was named one of the best hospitals in America last week in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” rankings, but a doctor who was recently fired from Duke for openly criticizing the hospital’s internal politics is speaking out. Dr. Kendall...
Around town: New collection charts Buncombe County’s history
Buncombe County Special Collections has released a new book titled Buncombe Origins: The Making of Asheville and Buncombe County. Co-edited by public historian Emily Cadmus and Buncombe County Special Collections manager Katherine Cutshall, the book spans from the first Colonial contacts with Native Americans in this area to the present day but focuses largely on the 19th and 20th centuries and on the establishment and development of Asheville and Buncombe County at the end of the 18th century.
UNCA says its budget deficit is down to $2.7 million; decision on proposed academic cutbacks is imminent
The projected $8 million budget deficit at the University of North Carolina Asheville has been reduced to $2.7 million through job cuts, early faculty retirements, and administrative cost-cutting, along with a projected increase in revenue from higher student enrollment, UNCA’s new vice chancellor for budget and finance told The Watchdog.
‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
State report details allegations of errors, mismanagement at nonprofit run by wife of NC lieutenant governor
A nonprofit group that was organized and operated by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson may have made invalid claims for federal funding, according to state documents alleging a range of record-keeping, bookkeeping and monitoring violations. Yolanda Hill, the second lady of North Carolina, announced in April that she...
After 41 years of fighting for WNC, legal aid, Pisgah Legal's Jim Barrett is retiring
ASHEVILLE - Winning legal battles against landlords who refused to fix dilapidated, rodent infested homes, helping to establish the first minimum housing code in Buncombe County and advocating for the continued access to legal aid for all low-income people in 18 counties in Western North Carolina. These are just a few of Jim...
Asheville Police investigating deadly single-vehicle collision
ASHEVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department is investigating a deadly single-vehicle collision that occurred on Monday. Officers say they were called to the incident on Wood Avenue around 4:30 p.m. According to police, 36-year-old John Drummond was driving a 2011 Ford Taurus. The officers say their initial...
UNC Asheville will eliminate majors, 4 departments: UNC Board of Governors vote
ASHEVILLE - In a unanimous vote July 24, UNC Board of Governors approved cuts to four of UNC Asheville’s 27 academic departments and to curtail a fifth. UNC Asheville Chancellor Kimberly Van Noort presented her proposal to a smaller subcommittee of the board July 24, asking for approval to eliminate Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Drama, Philosophy and Religious Studies. She also proposed a reduction to Languages and Literatures by eliminating concentrations in French and German. ...
Last Night at Council: Spate of city projects head to voters with $80M bond proposal
Asheville voters will decide on an $80 million bond package on Election Day, which would raise local taxes. At Tuesday’s meeting, Asheville City Council held a public hearing and unanimously voted to put the bond proposal on the ballot for voters in the November general election. If passed, the...
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