A report with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has been filed after a bullet hit a home in Fairview on Sunday and struck the room where their two children sleep. Hannah Blankenship doesn’t believe the shooting was targeted or intentional, instead thinks it was an accident with someone firing on the nearby mountain or in the woods. She’s thankful no one was hurt and hopes the person responsible realizes the danger the incident caused.
'CARELESS & RECKLESS:' MOTHER URGES SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AFTER BULLET STRIKES KIDS' BEDROOM

The Asheville Police Department Bomb Squad responded over the weekend to the Barnardsville community late after a call about what looked like decaying dynamite. The suspicious materials turned out to be nitroglycerin dynamite. Officials say, because Western North Carolina has many rural areas, it's not uncommon to get these kinds of calls
BOOM! BOMB SQUAD DISPOSES OF DECADES-OLD DYNAMITE FOUND IN BARNARDSVILLE BARN

Henderson County Commissioners approved a resolution Monday night supporting party affiliation identification for board candidates. The resolution will now go before the General Assembly. If approved, the change begins in next year's election cycle.
HENDERSON COUNTY WANTS STATE TO MAKE BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES LIST PARTY AFFILIATION