February 27, 2008 – mountainx.com

Another stab at cleaning up “the dirty bird”

February 27, 2008 by Rebecca Bowe

Group plans “Love Your RIver Rally” at the Canton paper mill this Saturday to promote a stricter wastewater-discharge permit and a cleaner Pigeon River.

Asheville bike plan a go

February 27, 2008 by Brian Postelle

Comprehensive city bicycle plan approved by City Council

Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners

February 27, 2008 by Alli Marshall

Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.

Keep it on the curb

February 27, 2008 by Jon Elliston

Asheville garbage and recycling delayed, but underway ***UPDATED THURS. 11:30 a.m. SEE POST BELOW***

Railroad quiet zone coming down the track

June 20, 2014February 27, 2008 by Rebecca Bowe

RiverLink is pushing to establish a railroad quiet zone, where trains would be limited from sounding their horns, in Asheville’s River District. The nonprofit hosted a meeting with some 30 people at A-B Tech on Feb. 21 to explain what a quiet zone is, and why some locals believe one is needed. RiverLink Executive Director … Read more

Buncombe County Commissioners

February 27, 2008 by David Forbes

The Buncombe County commissioners have given Swannanoa’s controversial incorporation drive their blessing—provided that the potential new town’s roughly 10,000 residents approve the move in an upcoming referendum. Time for a new town?: The boundaries of the proposed town of Swannanoa. Community residents are divided over incorporation. Incorporation “is certainly between the General Assembly and that … Read more

The Green Scene

March 20, 2015February 27, 2008 by Rebecca Bowe

Dave Hollister, president of Sundance Power Systems, is no newcomer to environmental issues. A former Greenpeace activist, he’s been in the solar-panel business for about 14 years, and until recently his small-scale company operated out of a converted tobacco barn in Madison County. Thru the web portal: In this clip from AdvantageGreen, a marketing video … Read more

Asheville City Council travel expenses examined

June 20, 2014February 27, 2008 by Jon Elliston

Since the beginning of 2007, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy has taken nine trips to other cities for official business, for a total cost of $8,561, according to a summary she released last week at the request of City Council member Carl Mumpower. City staff also compiled and released the expenses for three other Council members … Read more

Bagman sentenced in Medford trial, more plea deals revealed

June 20, 2014February 27, 2008 by David Forbes

The complex web of cases concerning alleged corruption by former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and his deputies deepened, as new information was revealed at the sentencing of former Capt. Tracy Keith Bridges. On Dec. 13, Bridges pleaded guilty to helping the operation launder money. Meanwhile, court documents revealed that two associates of Medford ally … Read more

Asheville activist passes

June 20, 2014February 27, 2008 by Jason Sandford

Hazel Fobes, a woman who traveled the world with her family and made her mark in Asheville crusading for clean water and air, died Feb. 19. She was 93. Hazel Fobes “She was a small-town girl with big-world ambitions” who married a diplomat, traveled the world, started a family and moved to Asheville in the … Read more