Day: March 10, 2008
Read the Davis, Shepherd plea deals
Last Friday, former sheriff’s Lt. Ronnie “Butch” Davis and Weaverville businessman Jackie Shepherd signed plea deals with federal prosecutors, leaving former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and one of his deputies the only remaining targets facing federal corruption charges.
Mumpower on “Civic Center Drug Activity”
In an e-mail dispatch to Asheville City Manager Gary Jackson and local media outlets, Council member Carl Mumpower reported on his March 23, 2007, visit to a concert in the Civic Center’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, which, he charged, “smelled like an Amsterdam hash bar.” Click here to download a PDF of the e-mail.
Mumpower campaign road trip: The video
Local conservative blogger Thunderpig has posted a video of Richard Bernier‘s road trip with Asheville City Council member and 11th Congressional District candidate Carl Mumpower as he recently campaigned around Western North Carolina.
Safe Artificial Slope Construction Act
N.C. State House Reps. Ray Rapp, Phil Haire and Susan Fisher, who all represent counties in Western North Carolina, were co-sponsors on a bill called the Safe Artificial Slope Construction Act during the General Assembly’s 2007 session. The bill sought standards to ensure safe slopes for development in the mountains. The bill was referred to … Read more
Results of Asheville’s fare-free bus program
In 2006, Asheville City Council allowed local residents to ride city buses for free for three months to try and raise awareness of the transit system and boost usage. In May 2007, City Council received a summary of the results of the free fare program. In November 2007, officials discussed the future of the city’s … Read more
