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Update: Buncombe County Reviewing Proposed Policy About Religion In Classroom
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04:56 -0800
Update: Buncombe County Reviewing Proposed Policy About Religion In Classroom
Alcohol-related collisions rise in Buncombe County
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:09:09 -0800
ASHEVILLE — The number of alcohol-related collisions investigated by the N.C. Highway Patrol in Buncombe County increased last year, opposite the trend statewide.
Study: Buncombe pay in line with larger NC counties
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:25:00 -0800
ASHEVILLE — A study finds pay of health and human services employees in Buncombe County is in line with the salary and benefits of their counterparts in North Carolina’s 10 largest counties.
Pagan mom challenges Bible giveaway at North Carolina school
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:55:54 -0800
A pagan mother's challenge to the distribution of donated Bibles at a local school has prompted the Buncombe County Board of Education to reevaluate its policies regarding religious texts.
NC School District in Trouble Again With Jesus T-Shirt Controversy
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:36:48 -0800
Buncombe County School District in North Carolina is in the spotlight once again after one of their middle schools reportedly asked a wrestling coach not to wear a t-shirt with a religious message.
Women fined $10 for marriage license protest
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:15:58 -0800
ASHEVILLE – A same-sex couple plans to appeal trespassing convictions after participating in what they call civil disobedience for refusing to leave a county office building where North Carolina marriage licenses are granted.
NC women fined $10 for marriage license protest
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:57:52 -0800
A same-sex couple plan to appeal trespassing convictions after participating in what they call civil obedience for refusing to leave a county office building where North Carolina marriage licenses are granted.
Where's the fat in Buncombe County's budget?
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:19:50 -0800
On Jan. 10, Buncombe County commissioners held a “continued meeting” to discuss the results of a countywide compensation study. Although the report only looked at five job classes within Human Services Department, the study broadly concluded that Buncombe pay is in line with larger NC counties. An earlier study on local government costs by a North Carolina think tank concluded that Buncombe ...
Patsy Keever challenges McHenry for U.S. House seat
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:34:57 -0800
SHELBY — Patsy Keever first ran for public office as a sort of class project while teaching eighth-grade social studies. “I ran the first time for county commissioner because I wanted to show my students that elected officials are regular people...
Sierra Nevada brewery will bring tourism, big economic bump to Western North Carolina
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:24:09 -0800
300,000 to 600,000: Barrels of beer that the Mills River brewery could produce. 1980: When brewery was founded in Chico, Calif. $100 million: Investment in the Mills River brewery.