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Treasurer Folwell Returns Missing Cash to A-B Technical Community College
(Asheville, N.C.) – A-B Tech has a nearly $406 million annual economic impact in the Western Gateway Region, according to a recent analysis. State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, visited the campus on Sunday, June 9, and added several thousand dollars to impact the community college’s bottom line.
Asheville Native Randall L. Richardson
Randall L. Richardson was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Limestone University in May of 2023, the first African American to hold that position in the university’s nearly 200-year history. He had served for the previous two years as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. In his...
A-B Tech’s Truck Driver Training
Program leads to a new career in five weeks. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Truck Driver Training program has been a resounding success, graduating more than 300 new drivers in its first year, according to college sources. A-B Tech partners with TransTech to provide the training, which includes five-week sessions...
Founding professor of UNC Asheville’s religious studies department says cuts threaten 'core' of university
Religious studies at UNC Asheville hasn’t always had its own department. In the early 2000s, it was considered a branch of the philosophy department and offered to students as a minor. That was until the university hired Rodger Payne. Payne came to UNCA from Louisiana State University, where he...
MLK Association Honors Student Achievers with Scholarship Awards
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe County held its annual scholarship awards program on June 7 at Black Wall Street in the River Arts District. This year honorees included students from Asheville High School, Buncombe County Early College, Carolina Day School, Christ School, North Buncombe HS, and T.C. Roberson HS.
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