ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – Law enforcement is continuing to investigate after separate phone calls from at least three western North Carolina counties last week [Dec. 1], reporting active threats on school campuses. Multiple schools across the state were placed on lockdown, including in Transylvania, Henderson and Cherokee counties. All lockdowns were lifted after authorites found … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) – Officials with Transylvania County Schools say a person was taken into custody for having a knife near campus Monday afternoon. The Brevard High School administration was alerted after a person was spotted walking between the Brevard High School campus and Country Club Road, allegedly brandishing a knife. The individual did not … Read more
The sale of booze is booming in Buncombe County. Numbers from the ABC board show sales over 50-million-dollars for 2022. That has surpassed last year’s numbers by around six-million-dollars. Sales figures have more than doubled since 2013. -0-
(Asheville, NC) — The search continues for a new permanent superintendet for Asheville Schools. The district’s board of education approved a six-month contract extension on Friday for Dr. Jim Causby who is Asheville’s interim superintendent, and he will continue to serve through the end of the school year. Officials said they will cast their net … Read more
(Haywood County, NC) — The U.S. Forest Service is continuing their investigation into the cause of the Hurricane Ridge fire. Hundreds of acres were still burning in Haywood County by the weekend, but fire investigators said there were no expected threats for the fire to spread past the containment area. It initially began sparked just … Read more
ASHEVILLE – The new $650 million aerospace manufacturing center owned by Pratt & Whitney in Asheville is facing criticism. Buncombe County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a $27 million tax incentive for the military manufacturing center, and that has a local pacifist and environmentalist group, opposed to the facility, promising to block future projects that … Read more
Trying to find a company willing to bond Haywood County’s newly elected, 21-year-old tax collector turned out to be a challenge and will require additional action by the Haywood County Board of Commissioners at Monday’s board meeting. The Haywood County Board of Commissioners set the bond for Republican newcomer Sebastian Cothran at $1 million, but … Read more
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office’ high-level drug trafficking operations netted several arrests over the weekend… BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – According to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, three men were taken into custody after deputies executed search warrants on a home in the 200 block of Paramount Court and a home in the 100 block … Read more
Business owners in the Western North Carolina are getting a helping hand. The ‘Got Your Back Academy,’ as part of the CREATE BRIDGES-WNC initiative is a free online course to help retail, hospitality, and tourism sectors, as they face staffing shortages, and offers tools employers can use in their business to successfully navigate workplace challenges. … Read more
There are now more vacation rentals than hotel rooms in Buncombe County. Tourism officials say that the supply of vacation rentals in the area has surpassed the supply of hotel rooms for the first time in county history. Hotel rooms available to be rented in Buncombe County stand at about $2.7 million through October of … Read more