Google announced today that it will build an ultra-high speed broadband data network in its neighboring community of Stanford, Calif. The announcement noted that this first choice is separate from its main community selection process, adding, “…we still plan to announce our selected community or communities by the end of the year.”
As part of ongoing efforts better interface with and represent our community, Xpress has created two new positions and rearranged the management of its Advertising Department this week: James Fisher has stepped up to become our director of business development; Marissa Williams takes over as advertising manager; and John Varner becomes supplements ad manager.
The Buncombe County Republican Party is crying foul, claiming that members of the Democratic Party conducted campaign activities in violation of electioneering buffer requirements at a downtown early voting site. After the jump is a video made by the BCGOP showing the alleged violations.
At the recent League of Women Voters forum, candidates for state House were asked if they believed that the state legislature should be involved in deciding whether schools teach evolution or creationism. Some candidates took this question as an opportunity to trumpet their personal religious beliefs—Republicans Mark Crawford and John Carroll led by asserting their … Read more
For all the times I’ve trudged to my polling station, engaged in half-hearted conversation about how the lesser of two evils really is a lot less evil, it brings me enormous pleasure to have an exceptional candidate to inspire me to vote this midterm election. Because Susan Fisher’s legislative record speaks for itself, I would … Read more
There are only two and a half days left for early voting…the half comes in because everything closes up at 1:00pm on Saturday, October 30. For a complete list of early voting locations, click here. For our handy-dandy election guide, interviews with all the candidates and their answers (or lack thereof) to our candidate questionnaires, click here. Vote early and avoid the lines! Photo by Jonathan Welch
The WNC/Buncombe County Medical Society is hosting the WNC Candidate Forum and Reception tonight, Oct. 28, at the Doubletree Biltmore Hotel (115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville). The forum starts at 6:30 p.m.
