OPTIMISTIC: Sarah Thornburg, chair of Asheville City Board of Education, shares why she is hopeful about the future of our county’s two school systems. Photo courtesy of Thornburg
HONKY-TONK: Drew Ball, the newest member of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, is also known to shred a guitar from time to time. Here, he is pictured playing guitar in one of his three bands at Sweeten Creek Brewing. Photo by Sam Bennett
OUTDOOR SESSION: Keith McDade, director of Warren Wilson College’s applied climate studies program, stands before a group of students outside the lecture hall. Photo courtesy of Warren Wilson College
