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Leake appointed to judicial post
RALEIGH — On August 23, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Alexandria E. Leake to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 35, serving Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. Leake will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Hal Harrison. “I am grateful for Allie Leake’s service to her community and her willingness to step up,” said Governor Cooper. “She will be a great addition to the bench and serve the people of western North Carolina with distinction.” Leake is currently a Partner at Leake and Stokes, PLLC in Marshall, N.C. She has been with the firm since 2019, beginning as a legal intern before becoming a trial attorney. Leake received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctorate from West Virginia University College of Law.
$3.6M for Asheville shelter beds? Could mean permanent West Asheville homeless shelter
ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County commissioners are considering a $3.6 million funding request to bring new beds to area homeless shelters, and to preserve existing beds at risk of disappearing. The money could also mean a permanent space for Safe Shelter, a partnership between three area churches and Counterflow LLC, which for the last year has rotated its 20-bed shelter between the locations. Safe Shelter is eyeing the newly-emptied educational building at West Asheville's Trinity United...
Entirely affordable housing project proposed off Brevard Road; received city, county loans
ASHEVILLE - As local leaders work to balance housing prices in Western North Carolina, a 100% affordable housing project that received funding from both Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will soon be reviewed by local officials as the developer seeks a conditional zoning request for the project near Brevard Road. If approved, the complex will be one of several funded by the local governments in the hopes rental prices decline. Pine Lane...
Asheville Answer Woman: When do black bears start hibernating? Why are bears euthanized?
ASHEVILLE - Today's burning question addresses the effects of human behavior on the timing of bear hibernation — with an explanation of other, deadlier situations the same behavior can cause. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com, and your question could appear in an upcoming column. ...
WNC residents credit nonprofit for improving health, better living
ASHEVILLE - Over the past decade, a Western North Carolina nonprofit continues to change the fate of community members by providing hope through health initiatives. Eight years ago, TaTanisha Davis hit a plateau, struggling to reach the next milestone on her weight loss journey. Davis, an Asheville resident, said she’d weighed 405 lbs....
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