For those unfamiliar with the series, here’s the lowdown: Over a six-week stint, Xpress met one-on-one with each of the six Asheville City Council candidates at a location of their choice to learn ...

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The division has started hiring staff to “support and oversee the disaster funds,” the spokesperson told NC Local. DCDEE has ...

In the 25 counties FEMA declared disaster areas immediately after the storm, 820 licensed early childhood education providers were in operation when the storm hit. The affected counties experienced a ...

“There is no place in Buncombe County where I would support placing an AI data center as they are currently being constructed ...

Following a regional search and two rounds of interviews with candidates, Jennifer Reed was named Buncombe County Schools ...

The data center debate also illustrates how quickly questions about AI can extend beyond the technology itself. For Asheville’s elected officials, governing its growth could mean confronting not only ...

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For its fourth year, Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective’s 369 Monologue and Short Play Festival features the theme ...

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Asheville City Schools Foundation, Ike Smith, an educator and local policy ambassador for the Public School Forum, informed attendees about how two referendums in the upcoming elections could ...