WNC News Roundup

Here’s a look at some of what’s been happening around WNC recently: The founder of a controversial Henderson County animal shelter faces dozens of charges of animal mistreatment; a group of school children met Jesus in Black Mountain; police are investigating an Asheville dentist who mysteriously shut down her upscale dental office; the economic engine that is the WNC Agricultural Center will soon get bigger; and there’s a big reward offered in the attempted bombing of a Boone Wal-Mart.

Shepherd and Davis plea agreements

In March 2008, Ronnie Eugene “Butch” Davis and Jack Willis “Jackie” Shepherd entered plea agreements in federal court and explained their involvement in an illegal gambling operation. The pleas are the latest in the federal government’s wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling involving video-poker machines in Western North Carolina, a case that has netted video-poker-machine owners … Read more

Asheville Metro Economy Outlook July 2008

Two economists delivered an annual assessment of the Asheville metro area’s economy on July 23, 2008. Despite the longest-running financial panic in the U.S. since the Great Depression, Asheville and its strong health-services and tourism sectors continue to see sustained economic growth, two economists said Thursday night. Tom Tveidt, director of the Asheville Metro Business … Read more

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