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SportsARDEN, N.C. — College women’s golf teams from across the country are teeing off Monday at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, just outside Asheville, in Arden, N.C., as UNC Asheville plays host to the French Broad Collegiate Invitational. The two-day event runs Monday and Tuesday,…
Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville City Council candidates are staking out very different positions on police surveillance technology heading into the November municipal election, even after the city ended its contract with Flock earlier this year. The flashpoints are the Asheville Police Department's license plate readers and its Real-Time Intelligence Center.…
Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville's department heads have been told to get ready for a leaner year. In an Oct. 13 internal memo, City Manager DK Wesley directed them to plan for reductions in the fiscal 2027-28 budget, and she said those reductions will likely include service cuts. Wesley pointed to…
Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Voters in Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County are down to the last week of in-person early voting before the Nov. 3 general election. The window statewide closes at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. County early voting sites open at 8 each weekday morning and stay…
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