Tom Elmore marks 70 years with 700 miles

Tom Elmore on bike

Elmore rode a variety of routes around Leicester and north Buncombe County, beginning and ending at his own doorstep at Thatchmore Farm in Leicester. “It started off pretty slow — maybe 30 miles a week — and worked up to over 100 miles a week,” he says, noting that he ended the tour with a 100-mile day.

A&E Roundup: Buncombe libraries open at 50% capacity

Indoor library services return, the Asheville Art Museum launches a fund drive and more area arts news.

Remembrance Project spotlights Buncombe County’s history of racial terror

In September, the Buncombe County Remembrance Project opened a charitable fund at The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina with the goal of raising $80,000 over the next six months. Among other things, the money will support online educational programs about racial justice and the region’s history of racial terror.

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