Enka News

The Every School, Every Week page will appear in Monday's newspaper through the end of the month.

Every year, the federal government funnels some $3 million in Housing and Urban Development funds to Asheville and surrounding areas to develop affordable housing.

Sen. Martin Nesbitt has no doubts that the federal stimulus funds saved the state of North Carolina from an economic meltdown last spring.

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Walk Wise walk though Patton Park will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec.

Eight months ago, the N.C. Court of Appeals struck down Buncombe County's 2007 zoning ordinance on technical grounds, saying that the county hadn't properly notified the public and that the county Planning Board hadn't had sufficient time to consider the sweeping changes.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state.

After a tense public hearing that saw one person thrown out of the chambers, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners reinstated countywide zoning in a 4-1 vote.

It's been an eventful year at AB-Tech. Not long after Betty Young ended her brief and controversial tenure as president by announcing her resignation in March.

Buncombe County Public Libraries Enka Book Club: Rebecca Tuesday, December 1 7pm Enka-Candler Library 1401 Sandhill Road 250-4758 The book to be discussed is "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.

Archives Headlines WNC train plans take back seat A long-stalled plan to bring passenger trains to Asheville could inch forward in the next few months, but it lags other rail projects as a top state priority.

Six-year-old Nicole Zuniga Chan was more interested in going inside her soon-to-be home in the Enka Hills subdivision than in standing outside with her mother on a sunny, windy Thursday.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:55 p.m. Blue Ridge Community College Board of Trustees will meet in a strategic planning retreat from noon to 5 p.m. Monday in Blue Ridge Conference Hall at Blue Ridge Community College's Technology Education and Development Center.

DISTRICTWIDE: Wednesday is a school holiday for Veterans Day. Join Jessica Browning, a certified college admissions and career planner, for "Top 7 College Admissions Tips," a free presentation on navigating through the college admissions process at 6:30 p.m. Nov.

The annual Buncombe County Schools All County Choral Clinic will be held for high school students at 7 p.m. tonight at Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Rd.

This week's City Council elections were marked by a lopsided mayoral win, victories by three political newcomers - and voter apathy.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: Both directions of Interstate 40 are closed between Exit 20, West of Asheville, and Exit 421 east of Knoxville, Tenn., due to a rock slide at mile marker 2.6 on I-40 in North Carolina.

E-mail information about faith-based events and what's going on at your place of worship at least two weeks in advance of the event to Features Editor Bruce Steele at bsteele@citizen-times.com. Items are published 1-8 days in advance, in Saturday's Mountains section, space permitting.

Mayoral candidate Robert Edwards' life changed the day he bought a grenade launcher.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at North Buncombe High School The competition starts at 4:00pm, but we encourage you to come early to get a good seat.

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. VOLLEYBALL North Henderson 3, Owen 1 In Black Mountain, the Lady Knights won the first round of the 2-A playoffs in four games .