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5 billion pounds of coal ash at airport worrisome to neighbors
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ASHEVILLE -- Between the Duke Power plant and Asheville Regional Airport, they're literally moving mountains -- of coal ashMen charged in severe beating
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Police arrested four Asheville men early Saturday on charges that they beat a man in Pritchard Park so severely he had to be hospitalized with 'bleeding on his brain,' according to warrants.Inspectors cite unpermitted school construction
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ASHEVILLE -- The Buncombe County Permits and Inspections Department filed complaints against 16 contractors alleging they did work at county schools without obtaining the required permits.Boyle: Topless bill dead, and topless ladies abound
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It's nipple season again in Asheville.The mural in The Block's Triangle Park is dedicated
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ASHEVILLE -- The history of The Block was celebrated Saturday with the dedication of an expansive mural in the Triangle Park.East Asheville neighborhood meeting Monday
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ASHEVILLE The city's Neighborhood Advisory Committee will take comments from East Asheville residents and city employees will update the public on projects in that part of town at a meeting Monday.Foster grandparent volunteers needed in Asheville
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ASHEVILLE -- Land-of-Sky Regional Council is seeking volunteers age 55 and older to serve as foster grandparents for 20 hours a week. Those selected receive a stipend of $225 a month.Asheville's One Youth At A Time needs volunteers
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ASHEVILLE -- One Youth At A Time, the Asheville-based nonprofit that works with at-risk and delinquent youths ages 8-18, is seeking volunteers 'who are interested in making a difference in the life of a child' by becoming a mentor and tutor in the areas of basic...Blue Ridge National Heritage Area announces grants
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ASHEVILLE -- The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership has announced 18 grants totaling almost $225,000 in funding to preserve and promote Western North Carolina's heritage.Asheville Medicare workshops explain new 'summary notices'
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ASHEVILLE -- The Council on Aging and the Senior's Health Insurance Information Program will hold two free workshops for Medicare beneficiaries for the purpose of explaining the new Medicare Summary Notices that went into effect on April 1.The mural in The Block's Triangle Park is dedicated
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ASHEVILLE -- The history of The Block was celebrated Saturday with the dedication of an expansive mural in the Triangle Park.Updated: 4 men charged in savage Pritchard Park beating
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ASHEVILLE -- Police arrested four city men early Saturday on charges that they beat a man in Pritchard Park so severely he had to be hospitalized with "bleeding on his brain," according to warrants.Parks change may help balance city budget
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ASHEVILLE -- Shifting responsibility for some parks and recreational facilities to a proposed city-county authority would considerably brighten the city's budget picture for the coming fiscal year, a top staffer told Asheville City Council Friday.City schools chief not owed buyout
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ASHEVILLE -- City school board members were under no obligation to pay outgoing Superintendent Allen Johnson $175,000 as part of a contract buyout, documents show.Ex-Shogun workers going to court
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ASHEVILLE -- Former workers at an Asheville restaurant plan to go to court in August to demand thousands of dollars in wages they say are owed to them.WEEKEND PLANNER: Weekend Planner: Bounty of festivals in the mountains
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The Montford Music and Arts Festival, the Appalachian Shakedown and the Asheville Electro-Muic Festival are all happening this weekend as is the Saluda Arts Festival.NC jobless rate lowest in four years
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RALEIGH -- North Carolina's jobless rate dropped to 8.9 percent in April, down from 9.2 in March -- the state's best showing in more than four years.Religion-related events in Asheville area.
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Religion-related events in Asheville area.East Asheville neighborhood meeting Monday
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ASHEVILLE -- Asheville's Neighborhood Advisory Committee will take comments from East Asheville residents and city employees will update the public on projects in that part of town at a meeting Monday.Jury convicts man of child sex crimes
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ASHEVILLE -- A jury on Friday found Black Mountain resident Steven Roger McCanless guilty of one count of first-degree sex offense and one count of taking indecent liberties with a child, but it hung on a third first-degree sex offense charge.
