July 19, 2019 – mountainx.com

Former Buncombe commissioner indicted in corruption scandal

July 19, 2019 by Daniel Walton

Ellen Frost with Certificate of Election

At the heart of the case against Ellen Frost, who was first elected to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in 2012 and served through 2018, are roughly $575,000 in county funds that she and former County Manager Wanda Greene allegedly funneled to support “various equestrian enterprises in North Carolina and Florida.”

Letter: Hemp farmers need support, not interference

July 19, 2019 by Letters

“Certainly, the last thing that our N.C. farmers need is for a state agency like the SBI to be complaining that they are going to have a harder time arresting people for violating marijuana laws if farmers are allowed to harvest an otherwise legal crop.”

Double tap: Home style on Instagram

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by Thomas Calder

As part of our Home Style Issue, we scrolled through Instagram looking for local handles that focus on home decor and design. Below are some of the highlights we discovered.

Finding a home in Asheville’s distinctive neighborhoods

July 19, 2019 by Kay West

“Many people come in and have an idea of what kind of house they want: an older home like a Victorian or Arts and Crafts, a bungalow, a ranch, midcentury modern, a fixer-upper, a new green build,” says Stephanie Cochran, a broker with Mosaic Realty. “In many towns that pinpoints the area where you will look. But in Asheville, so many neighborhoods have a mix of many if not all of those.”

Former Buncombe commissioner indicted in corruption scandal

Letter: Hemp farmers need support, not interference

Double tap: Home style on Instagram

Finding a home in Asheville’s distinctive neighborhoods

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