Buncombe school staff urge commissioners to increase pay

Buncombe County budget graphic, expenditures by function.

“We still have to work other jobs to make ends meet,” said Melanie Allen, a 26-year veteran of BCS’ technology department. “We’re struggling. We feel like nobody cares. Morale is low. We have watched other counties and agencies enable steps and raises. We’re keep thinking we’re next, that we’ll be able to make it. Then nothing happens.”

Ten things to know about Asheville’s proposed budget

City Hall on blue sky

Asheville City Council will hold a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2022-23 budget during its 5 p.m. regular meeting Tuesday, June 14. In anticipation of that hearing, Xpress has pulled 10 noteworthy takeaways from the 112-page document.

Green in brief: MountainTrue turns 2022 Bioblitz into friendly competition

Olivia Votava handles a ringneck snake during MountainTrue’s 2019 Bioblitz.

“By expanding the blitz to four counties and making a game of it, we hope to be able to engage more people and find more species,” said MountainTrue Public Lands Biologist Josh Kelly. “We might even find some that have never been recorded in our region.”

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