June 12, 2020 – mountainx.com

NC sees highest COVID-19 case count since pandemic’s start

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by Molly Horak

Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina faces its first real wave of the virus. The state hit a new record number of cases on June 12 and has one of the highest percent of positive COVID-19 cases in the country.

Bottled up

June 12, 2020 by Brent Brown

Asheville airport to update county on COVID-19 impacts

June 12, 2020 by Daniel Walton

Data from the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority shows that just 1,210 people boarded a plane at the airport in April, the latest month for which information is available. That number marks a 98% decrease from the 61,230 enplanements reported in April 2019.

Aisha Adams on doing the work during a pandemic

December 3, 2020June 12, 2020 by Virginia Daffron

Entrepreneur Aisha Adams urges community to broaden its efforts to promote equity beyond recent outrage and protests focused on police killings of black people. “I didn’t see people up in arms that the tourism fund didn’t include people of color,” she notes.

Letter: Stand against those who take law into own hands

June 12, 2020 by Letters

“It’s time to stand against those who take the law into their own hands through acts of racial hatred, intimidation and domestic terrorism.”

Tenants worried as temporary evictions stay nears end

June 12, 2020 by Molly Horak

A last-minute decision to temporarily stay all eviction proceedings grants a momentary reprieve for renters unsure where their next paycheck will come from. But tenants fear they may lose their housing when courts resume hearing eviction cases at the end of June.

Asheville water fees hit legal challenges

June 12, 2020 by Daniel Walton

Asheville workers repair a water line at Bee Tree Creek

Two lawsuits filed in 2018, both of which reached final settlements on June 8, challenged several of the fees Asheville has used to raise money for repairs and updates to the water system. Together, the settlements could have the city pay nearly $2 million to dismiss claims that those fees were charged illegally and prevent the collection of $37 million in fees over the next five years.

NC sees highest COVID-19 case count since pandemic’s start

Bottled up

Asheville airport to update county on COVID-19 impacts

Aisha Adams on doing the work during a pandemic

Letter: Stand against those who take law into own hands

Asheville water fees hit legal challenges

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