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Buncombe County adds 3rd assistant county manager; What are the job duties?
ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County will add a third assistant county manager to its roster after tapping Intergovernmental Relations Director Tim Love to fill the new role, according to a May 20 news release. The county billed the decision as a way to respond to its "ever-growing priorities." Love has worked...
Asheville's Salvage Station to lose property to eminent domain; commits to rebuilding
ASHEVILLE - The iconic Western North Carolina music venue Salvage Station announced the 2024 season would be its last at the Riverside Drive location as the North Carolina Department of Transportation acquires the property through eminent domain for the I-26 Connector project, the venue announced May 23. Salvage Station was founded on the 466 Riverside Drive property in 2016 and has since brought in acts like The Beach Boys, Billy Strings, Mavis Staples, Sierra Ferrell, Goose, Wilco...
Local councils help people coming home from jail, prison make the transition
Danny Hampton started working as a prison chaplain at Marion Correctional Institution in McDowell County in 2010. In the role, he helped advise and guide incarcerated men as they worked to rebuild their lives. But when they got released, he frequently saw those same men “crashing and burning.”. Hampton...
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