Author:
Greg Parlier
Some organizers have found federal assistance to be absent for many and insufficient for others trying to navigate the complexities

After Tropical Storm Helene, sisters Beth Trigg and Mary Etheridge-Trigg were doing whatever was necessary to help their neighbors. Eventually,
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This conversation is the second in a series of interviews with members of Asheville’s Black community involved in establishing reparations
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To offset a loss in revenue, county staff proposes 4% cuts to the county’s general fund, including a 4% cut
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“Based on the literature review, constituent input, local environmental factors, the current operations and academic outcomes of each school system,
After the storm, officials estimated that Helene created about 10 million cubic yards of debris in Buncombe County alone. County
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FCC Environmental says workers have delivered nearly 76,000 trash carts to 38,500 residents, but complaints about service continue to percolate
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Mandated by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023, Buncombe County hired Charlotte-based Prismatic Services in March to analyze the feasibility

In the crowded, fluorescent-lit basement of the Buncombe County Democratic Party headquarters in Oakley on Dec. 18, Democrats conducted the
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The Cathedral of All Souls maps its future after Tropical Storm Helene left destruction in its wake.
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