January 4, 2013 – mountainx.com

State BOE to consider certifying Fryar as winner in District 2 commission race

January 4, 2013 by Jake Frankel

The North Carolina Board of Elections will meet via teleconference on Monday, Jan. 7 at 3:30 p.m. to consider certifying Republican Mike Fryar as the winner of a four-year term in the District 2 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners race.

Ending gun shows on city property faces legal complications

January 4, 2013 by David Forbes

An assertion by Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell that the city’s ordinance banning firearms on city property should mean an end to gun shows here is unlikely to hinder this weekend’s show at the WNC Agricultural Center. State law restricts localities’ ability to regulate or prohibit gun shows, and city staff are currently looking into the implications of those rules.

Storify: CIBO hosts “issues” breakfast on government and school safety

January 4, 2013 by Caitlin Byrd

Tweets, photos and more from the Jan. 4 CIBO “issues” breakfast. Topics focused on issues the North Carolina legislature will face in the coming year, and local school security measures after the Sandy Hook shooting. (Photo of Buncombe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Tony Baldwin by Max Cooper)

State BOE to consider certifying Fryar as winner in District 2 commission race

Ending gun shows on city property faces legal complications

Storify: CIBO hosts “issues” breakfast on government and school safety

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