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Times-News: First phase of bike park opens to public
Comments: 0 Views: 2Buncombe County offices and libraries closed for Memorial Day
Comments: 0 Views: 3Parkway Medical Group adds family nurse practitioner to its practice
Comments: 0 Views: 3Local charities award more nearly $60,000 to Buncombe County Schools programs
Comments: 0 Views: 5University of North Carolina system switching student health insurance
Comments: 0 Views: 27Buncombe County Department of Health issues rabies warning
Comments: 0 Views: 25Associate dean at Western Carolina University endows scholarship
Comments: 0 Views: 28Area groups send aid to tornado victims
Comments: 0 Views: 31Asheville Tea Party to protest at IRS Office
Comments: 0 Views: 26Pesticide Collection Day to be held in Haywood County
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From the Times-News From staff reports Phase one of the Hendersonville Bike Park opened to the public Tuesday, showcasing dirt jumps, pump tracks and more ...
Press release From Buncombe County Buncombe County Government offices and libraries will be closed on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. Household Hazardous Waste and ...
Press release From Parkway Medical Group Asheville, North Carolina – May 16, 2013 Parkway Medical Group, an eleven-provider medical practice with offices in Asheville and ...
Press release from Buncombe County Schools 6 Buncombe County Schools Receive $57,000 in Local Grants Funds will support technology, an outdoor classroom, and bilingual education ...
From The Western Carolinian: Beginning in the Fall 2013 semester, Western Carolina University, along with the University of North Carolina system campuses, will provide student ...
Press release from Buncombe County Department of Health: Rabies is a dangerous virus that anyone can get if they handle or get bitten by an ...
Press release from Western Carolina University: Ken Flynt, an associate dean in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, has endowed a scholarship in ...
From Asheville-Citizen Times: Asheville-area disaster relief agencies including the local American Red Cross chapter, Hearts With Hands and Samaritan’s Purse are among organizations from across ...
Here's the press release from The Asheville Tea Party: On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12 noon, The Asheville Tea Party, Incorporated will be gathering ...
From The Mountaineer: North Carolina Cooperative Extension and North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will co-sponsor a Pesticide Collection Day for the public ...
Free trolley service through Gray Line Trolley (the red trolley) will be available from downtown Asheville to the RiverMusic series in the River Arts District ...
Press release From McDowell Hospital MARION, N.C. (May 16, 2013) – McDowell Hospital is offering free physicals for junior high school and high school athletes ...
A-B Tech’s Small Business Center is accepting applications for its weeklong summer day camp for high school students interested in business ownership. The Young Entrepreneurial ...
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: The Habitat ReStore will celebrate ten years in it’s Meadow Road location on Saturday, May 25 with ...
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 5/20/13 – 5/26/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. The Baby ...
From the Canary Coalition: The North Carolina Utilities Commission will be holding a series of six public hearings on Duke Energy's latest request for a ...
From the NC Justice Center: RALEIGH ( May 17, 2013) -- North Carolina’s jobs picture remains bleak despite superficial improvement the state’s unemployment rate, according ...
From the office of NC Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger: Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate has followed Gov. Pat McCrory’s lead in ...
From WLOS Kevin Hughes and Rusty Brannigan are both dog lovers. Neither had to think twice when they got the call around 6:30pm Thursday to ...
EXCERPT from the Raleigh News&Observer "Victims: Marines Failed to Safequard Water," By Allen G. Breed, Michael Biesecker and Martha Waggoner — Associated Press Read more ...
From the Asheville Citizen-Times "Massive Coal Ash Fill at Asheville Airport to Last Years" by John Boyle 5/18/2013 excerpt For the past five years, excavators ...
Full announcement from Land of Sky: French Broad River MPO and NCDOT are sponsoring the Western North Carolina Regional Travel Survey. The purpose of this ...
Full announcement from Buncombe County Schools: Come to the Erwin District Community Resource Fair Monday, May 20, 2013 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Erwin HS ...
From the Asheville Code for America Brigade Citizens of Asheville now have a new online resource to view and analyze the City of Asheville's budget. ...
Here's an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: State Rep. Nathan Ramsey has filed legislation that would restrict Buncombe County’s appointments to a local board ...
