March 7, 2008 – mountainx.com

Davis, Shepherd plead guilty in illegal gambling case

March 7, 2008 by Jason Sandford

Ronnie Eugene “Butch” Davis and Jack Willis “Jackie” Shepherd pleaded guilty in federal court and, in court papers filed Friday, explained their involvement in an illegal gambling operation that the government alleges also involved former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford.

Asheville City Council: March 11 meeting preview

March 7, 2008 by Hal L. Millard

Recognition of local Nobel laureates from the Asheville-based National Climatic Data Center will kick off Asheville City Council’s March 11 meeting.

Blog Log: The week in local blogging

March 7, 2008 by Brian Postelle

OK, so bloggers sometimes get pigeonholed. We all know the stereotypes of anyone who spends inordinate amounts of time in front of a computer.

Beaucatcher Heights fine notification, March 2008

March 20, 2015March 7, 2008 by Jason Sandford

The city of Asheville issued this notification of violation to developers of the Beaucatcher Heights development in Kenilworth after March 4, 2008, rains washed sediment off the site and into Kenilworth Lake. Click here to download a PDF of the document.

Settlement excites local mercury activists

March 7, 2008 by Anne Fitten Glenn

The family of a 9-year-old Georgia girl announced Thursday that they’d won a settlement from a federal fund that compensates people injured by vaccines. The news has thrilled Asheville activists who have been fighting for a government admission that there are potential problems with vaccines.

Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: In praise of trash

April 6, 2014March 7, 2008 by Ken Hanke

There’s a common perception that my tastes in film are strictly of the “elitist” variety. That’s an accurate picture, but it’s hardly the complete one. I have always contended that no one who truly loves movies doesn’t also love at least a certain quantity of trash.

Davis, Shepherd plead guilty in illegal gambling case

Asheville City Council: March 11 meeting preview

Blog Log: The week in local blogging

Beaucatcher Heights fine notification, March 2008

Settlement excites local mercury activists

Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: In praise of trash

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