Government lays out case against former sheriff
Blazing a pathway out of poverty
Asheville youth climate corps would link low-income youth with environmental jobs
Both sides gearing up for rescheduled north Buncombe concrete plant hearing
Despite air-quality improvements, more bad ozone days ahead
APD on Asheville’s gangs and “really good weed”
Health Net to forge links, fill in cracks
Joli Rouge sails off the Asheville map
Health Net to forge links, fill in cracks
Conscious Party: Benefits & fundraisers
"Wild and Free" at Jubilee
So the long wait for the North Carolina primary elections finally ended this week, and life goes on in blogworld.
Defense attorneys for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford called four of his ex-employees to the stand Thursday morning to testify in his federal corruption trial
The government finished presenting its federal corruption case against former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford this morning, and Medford’s defense team is prepared to call its first witness — current Sheriff Van Duncan, who defeated Medford in the 2006 elections.
The Pack Square Conservancy got some good news Wednesday: A long-awaited $7.5 million contract on construction of Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville will likely be signed this week.
In the federal corruption trial of former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford, a former captain testified that after hearing concerns from his campaign chair about cash being improperly turned into money orders, Medford responded, “F*ck him. We’ll keep doing what we’re doing.”
The city of Asheville has a new planning director who will start June 30.
If you just can’t get enough local politics, check out our photos and video from Tuesday night’s gatherings.
Asheville’s city-hosted Downtown Master Plan series begins Thursday at 6 p.m., but activists are planning to precede its kick-off with a rally protesting a possible hotel across the street.
With primary results in, local pundits and political leaders ponder the future.
In the ongoing trial of former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford Tuesday afternoon, Hot Dog King owner Demetre “Jimmy the Greek” Theodossis said that he paid Medford’s deputies $1,000 a month to protect his illegal video-poker operation.