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Asheville council hears $250M budget; Mayor warns 2025-26 will bring property tax increase
ASHEVILLE - City Council considered its proposed $249.6 million budget May 14, which includes a 4.1% pay increase for all city employees, but will mean dipping into its fund balance as it struggles to overcome stagnating sales tax revenue and escalating cost of service. While no property tax increase is...
'Take a look and see what we do' Garden of Quilts Show 2024 to boast local arts and crafts
FLAT ROCK, N.C. (WLOS) — Thursday morning was the set up day for the Garden of Quilts show in Flat Rock. The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild will present the judged quilt show Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. There will be displays of beautiful quilts, arts and craft vendors, a used book sale and more.
Memorial for fallen officers planned Thursday in Hendersonville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A memorial for fallen law enforcement officers is planned for 6 p.m. Thursday in front of the Henderson County Courthouse at 200 N Grove St. in Hendersonville. It’s part of National Police Week, which runs through Saturday. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden took part...
UNCA Falls in Series Opener to Presbyterian
Clinton — (WLOS) The UNC Asheville baseball team opened its final regular season series on Thursday at Presbyterian and fell to the Blue Hose 17-0. The Blue Hose outhit the Bulldogs 16-1, with Asheville's lone hit coming in the ninth inning from Sam Gallardo. Presbyterian's run production began with...
Appalachia Meets Italy at Asheville Newcomer Luminosa
Located in the highly anticipated Flat Iron Hotel (20 Battery Park Ave, Asheville), Luminosa opened on Wednesday, May 15. The newcomer is the work of Charleston-based Indigo Road Hospitality Group, which has multiple restaurants all along the East Coast. Still, Luminosa is very unique to its Blue Ridge environment. Indigo...
Why Asheville High's girls soccer team is so confident advancing in NCHSAA playoffs
Even when Reagan was pressing, search for the tying goal during the second half of the NCHSAA 4A girls soccer playoffs, Asheville High coach Mike Flowe was confident. Or at least as confident as a coach can be in a 1-0 playoff victory Thursday, thanks to an experienced backline that produced the No. 5-seeded Cougars’ 13th clean sheet in 22 games to advance to the third round.
'It's a feeling I've never had' Canton man recalls experience when truck, dog were stolen
CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Howard McCarter has been a part of McCarter Construction in Canton for around 15 years. It’s how he provides for his wife Alisha, daughter Josie, and dog Holly. The morning of Mother’s Day, Howard stopped at a convenience store just off Interstate 40 in...
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