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More snow, sleet ahead for Western North Carolina (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE — Tough break, Nibbles. Western North Carolina Nature Center's resident furry weatherman predicted an early spring Tuesday, but according to the National Weather Service's forecast, spring isn't coming anytime soon to Asheville.Western North Carolina gets a 2-day reprieve from snow, ice and rain (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — Thousands of people remained without power today in Western North Carolina after the latest round of winter weather, and more icy precipitation is possible late Monday and Tuesday.
Western North Carolina gets a 2-day reprieve from snow, ice and rain (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — Thousands of people remained without power this morning in Western North Carolina after the latest round of winter weather, and more icy precipitation is possible late Monday and Tuesday.
Western North Carolina gets a 2-day reprieve from snow, ice and rain (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — The sun was expected to make a brief appearance today after three days of wet, icy weather that left thousands without power in parts of Western North Carolina.
Many still without power in WNC (Asheville Citizen-Times) Utility crews have made progress in restoring electricity in the wake of Friday's ice storm in Western North Carolina, but several thousand customers are still without power today.
Sponsored By: (Asheville Citizen-Times) First Light Solar, a division of FLS Energy, has announced that it is the first solar energy company to be approved by the Historic Resources Commission of Asheville and Buncombe County to install solar thermal panels on an existing residence in the historic Montford district.
Middlesboro man is arrested in North Carolina (WYMT Mountain News) A Middlesboro man is behind bars for what police are calling the largest narcotic related cash seizure ever in western North Carolina.
Weather impacts some WNC schools Monday (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — Lingering ice on roads will impact some Western North Carolina schools Monday.
Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports (Asheville Citizen-Times) SYLVA — Crime has its own way of paying in Jackson County. It has paid for batting helmets for a girls softball team. It has paid for a machine that helps fill water bottles for high school football players. And it has paid to send kids to an Atlanta Braves game.
Asheville, Buncombe, all of Western North Carolina begin to dig out from another major winter storm (Asheville Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — It could have been worse. Western North Carolina woke up to its second major snowstorm in a little over a month, but the recovery from this one should be a little easier.