There are several problems with ballot marking devices such as the one Buncombe County is considering.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 9:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The good news for Buncombe County: three medical care providers are planning on investing in new medical care facilities, increasing access for patients.
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 5:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Democrat-dominated Buncombe County Board of Commissioners wants to join the legal fight against North Carolina’s new election maps.
Published: Monday, January 24th, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As many of you know, I take pictures ... sometimes too often according to my wife, and I reckon her opinion counts more to me than most.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mask wars have once again erupted in Buncombe County after the school board voted during a specially called meeting last week, without public comment, to require all students and staff to wear masks while inside, regardless of vaccination status.
Published: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Asheville Thermo Fisher site helped manufacture ultra-cold storage refrigerators and freezers to store vaccine doses.
Published: Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 @ 11:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a vaccine clinic at Mission Health / Asheville-Buncombe Technical Conference Center (A-B Tech) to see people receive their vaccine.
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 8:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Buncombe and Henderson County Health Departments, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, are investigating multiple cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in individuals who attended the NC Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, NC, Sept. 6–15, 2019.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Buncombe County's financial troubles will not end with the January 16th plea hearing of former county manager Wanda Greene in federal court or payment of her $750,000 settlement with the county.
Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Avadim Technologies Inc. will launch a major expansion at its operations in Buncombe County
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2016 @ 7:01 am
By: McCrory Communications
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There was an interesting headline out of Buncombe County that caught my eye.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers are the winners when public schools operate efficiently and when every public dollar is put to its best use and evaluated carefully.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 11:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary John Skvarla along with the Economic Development Partnership of NC announced today that White Labs, Inc. is opening a new facility in Buncombe County. The company plans to create 56 new jobs over the next three years and invest...
Published: Saturday, January 10th, 2015 @ 1:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Linamar North Carolina, Inc., is expanding operations in Buncombe County.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2014 @ 7:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the Tar Heel State's more significant Tea Party organizations - Asheville Tea PAC - has stepped forward with a recommendation that voters write in the name of former Mecklenburg County legislator John Rhodes for US Senate.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 2:49 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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With the Nov. 4 election looming, incumbent Republican state Rep. Nathan Ramsey is battling to hold his seat for a second term against a strong campaign by Democratic opponent John Ager, who has a double-digit lead in at least one poll.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Cherokee were the first Native American residents of present-day Buncombe County, and German, Scottish, and English settlers inhabited the area in the early to mid-1700s.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that BorgWarner Turbo Systems is expanding its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County. The company plans to create 63 jobs and invest more than $32 million over the next three years in Arden.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has ordered all North Carolina state flags on state facilities to be lowered to half staff in honor of Senator Martin Nesbitt of Buncombe County, who passed this evening.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Kearfott Corporation is planning to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated GE Aviation today at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the company's new $125 million advanced composites factory near Asheville in Buncombe County. GE is a global leader in jet engine and aircraft system production.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2013 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Jacob Holm Industries, a global nonwoven manufacturing company, will expand its operations in Buncombe County.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 @ 8:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory received a federal disaster declaration today to help 13 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recover from this summer's severe flooding.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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School boards in Wake and Buncombe counties are pursuing disciplinary policies they say are necessary to prevent rogue board members from bringing their school systems into disrepute. Critics say they're pure intimidation tactics meant to silence critics and cover up problems.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2013 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Tutco, Inc. will expand its manufacturing facility in Buncombe County.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, who didn't go to Paris, scored the first aviation-related economic development plum for the region when GE Aviation announced plans to invest $195 million over the next five years and create 242 new jobs at its four facilities in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, June 24th, 2013 @ 3:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There's just something about Asheville and boobs. The other day, we get the big boob himself from DC in town.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:31 am
By: Brant Clifton
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After months of complaining about being bullied by her colleagues on the Buncombe County Board of Education, Lisa Baldwin has enlisted the assistance of a state lawmaker to determine whether a new board policy improperly restricts her access to public records.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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