Day: August 6, 2008
Former Medford deputy in rehab, sentencing again delayed
Former Buncombe County Sheriff’s Lt. Johnny Harrison, who is awaiting sentencing along with former Sheriff Bobby Medford, is currently in the hospital and has been granted more time before sentencing takes place, court documents reveal.
Harrison video-gambling plea deal
In this plea deal, former Buncombe County Sheriff’s Deputy John “Johnny” Harrison agrees to plea guilty to an extortion charge and agrees to testify in the government’s case against former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Click here to download a PDF file of the document. In this Aug. 4, 2008, document, the attorney representing Harrison … Read more
District commissioner elections won’t be on the Buncombe ballot
When election day comes around this November, a referendum to elect Buncombe County Commissioners by district will not be on the ballot. A motion by Chair Nathan Ramsey to put such a measure (and expand the board from five to seven members) failed yesterday evening, when no other commissioner would second it.
The Dirt: Rabbits love chard
After spring seeds and sprouts come the garden’s version of teenage angst. Or maybe it’s my own. But after studying master gardener Eliot Coleman and savoring the charm of companion-planting guru Louise Riotte, I thought I had this garden business figured out. Heirloom blues: The author’s Cherokee Purple tomatoes are one success story in a … Read more
Garden Journal
Hay day: North Carolina State University’s Mountain Research Station in Waynesville will host a Hay Field Day on Tuesday, Aug. 12, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. The program will include mowing, tedding, raking and baling demonstrations, lectures on the use of legumes as a replacement for nitrogen fertilization, renovation and soil-sampling … Read more
The Green Scene
Anyone making a conscientious effort to scale back, consume less and live “green” has probably met with an irritating setback: It’s not that easy. Advertisers may portray earth-friendly living as a kind of Zenlike simplicity, but the questions people must confront when attempting to make the greenest choices are often more likely to induce a … Read more
A house divided: Ashevilleans debate the Master Plan
Nobody said it was going to be easy. The closer Asheville gets to producing a Downtown Master Plan, the devil gets more and more embedded in the details. When completed, the plan will govern everything from building heights to parking strategies to the types of businesses allowed downtown. So it’s really no surprise that the … Read more
