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Arts Council gallery spotlights the region’s visual artists. On hot summer days, there’s something relaxingly bucolic about the mountain town of Marshall. Just 20 miles north of Asheville and bordering a tranquil section of the French Broad River, it is self-dubbed as “one street wide and a mile long.” Home to just under 800 residents, Marshall’s historic downtown area boasts a brewery, coffee shops, restaurants, clothing stores, a health-food grocery, artists’ studios, galleries, a century-old dry-goods store and a storied jail turned boutique hotel.
Answer Man: Vendors selling goods along off-ramp in East Flat Rock legal or not?
Today's burning question is about about the practice of selling goods at on-/off-ramps, a practice that has become more common throughout Western North Carolina in the past few years. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question could appear in an upcoming column.
Mars Hill approves roughly 5% increase in budget; only Madison town to maintain tax rate
MARS HILL - Mars Hill's property tax rate will remain unchanged from the previous year. The Mars Hill Town Board approved its 2024-25 budget June 27 in a special meeting at the Mars Hill Town Hall, as the town will maintain its property tax rate of 47 cents per $100 valuation.
Marshall 2024-25 budget includes 5% raises for employees, property tax rate decrease
MARSHALL - Following a similar trend laid out by the Madison County Board of Commissioners, the Marshall Town Board decreased its property tax rate to a revenue neutral rate to account for tax base accrued as a result of the county's home value revaluation process. The 2024-25 property tax rate...
Madison Planning Board plans to scrap setback in 'Ridgetop Overlay District' standards
MARSHALL - When the county commissioners meet in August, the commission will have before it legislation on the county's hottest issue of the year: ridgetop development. This comes after the Madison County Planning Board's Ridgetop Subcommittee met June 26 at the Marshall library to finalize its recommendations on the issue, which includes proposed...
Community celebrates lifelong resident CP Ramsey's 90th birthday
MARSHALL - Madison County has a particular reverence for its aging population, and the community made sure to let one resident know how much it values him last month. The Revere-Rice Cove Community Center surprised Cleophis "CP" Ramsey for his 90th birthday in June. According to Ramsey's daughter, Connie Chandler,...
Marshall back in the saddle for 59th rodeo and fireworks show
MARSHALL, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Madison County visitors looking for some horseplay next week should giddy-up to Marshall for the longest running rodeo in North Carolina. The 59th annual Marshall Rodeo & Fireworks is riding back to town at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4 at the Madison County Fairgrounds, 330 Carolina Lane, Marshall. The gates for both events will open at 6 p.m.
Tips on what to do when you find a stray pet: Madison County Animal Services
MARSHALL - In this month's column from the Madison County Animal Services team, author Donna Levine-Small offers tips for residents about what to do if/when they come across a stray pet in Madison County. Some of the information in this release is courtesy of Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friend...
Brandon Johnson named Madison County Arts Council's new executive director
MARSHALL - While the executive director role may be a new one for him at the Madison County Arts Council, Brandon Johnson is certainly not a "new face in a new place at the nonprofit organization." The Madison County Arts Council announced that Johnson, 35, would succeed Laura Boosinger as...
Delivery truck, forklift, building supplies worth over $200,000 recovered in arrest
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported on June 20 it had arrested three individuals in connection to a reported theft of a large delivery truck, forklift and building materials that totaled more than $200,000. According to a news release, the delivery truck and forklift...
North Carolina detectives recover stolen goods worth over $200,000 across state lines
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday they made three arrests after detectives recovered over $200,000 worth of stolen goods. Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a large delivery truck, forklift, and building material worth over $200,000 had been stolen. Get the latest news stories of...
Marshall man charged with 3rd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Marshall man faces multiple child exploitation charges out of Madison County. According to a news release from the sheriff's office, detectives arrested Cody Lee Hurst, 35, after an investigation involving minors. After executing a search warrant, deputies say Hurst was charged with eight...
Officials: NC firefighter arrested after investigation
MARSHALL, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A Madison County firefighter was arrested after an investigation by the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCI). Jacob Howard Bishop, a former Leicester Fire Department employee, was arrested on a misdemeanor accessing computers charge. NCI investigators said he signed off on firefighter training hours for...
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