As of January, the most recent figures available, Asheville had a 6% unemployment rate — the state’s highest —  according to ...

In an effort to suggest how debris-removal contractors could gently remove the remaining stumps and root balls, archeology ...

Six Buncombe County libraries are operating fewer days than normal because of a hiring freeze. Officials say the changes are ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation notices for Polk County, please refer to Polk County’s website. For updated or ...

The floodplain rules come from the federal Flood Risk Management Standard, which President Trump rescinded by executive order ...

McCormick Field, Asheville’s venerable minor-league baseball stadium, is in the midst of an 18-month, $38.5 million renovation that will bring it up to standards required by Major League Baseball.

The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. The statewide ban went into effect March 21 due to hazardous forest fire conditions.

The Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) door-to-door survey that Buncombe County Public Health had announced for this week has been canceled. Due to Federal cuts ...

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North Asheville Library opened in 2005 and still has its original interior paint and carpet, other than in the community room. The $81,000 cost will be paid entirely by the Friends of North Asheville ...

The Kings Bridge Wildlife Conservation Area reopens to the public today, following construction and planting to restore a ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation ...