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Leicester, North Carolina is located in Buncombe County. Zip codes in Leicester, NC include 28748.

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15 hrs ago | Asheville Citizen-Times

ARRESTS: Marshall woman charged on fugitive warrant from Utah

A Marshall woman has been arrested on as fugitive wanted on fraud charges from Utah, according to a warrant filed in the Buncombe County Magistrate's Court.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester Highway wreck cleared

The Asheville Police Department investigated a traffic accident this morning on New Leicester Highway.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

WWNC-AM Asheville

December 5 from 9am to 4 pm - Leicester

The fourth annual Leicester Artists Holiday Arts and Crafts Show - which features a wide assortment of original and affordable gift possibilities - will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.

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Sun Nov 29, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Every school, every week

AVERY'S CREEK ELEMENTARY: Girls on the Run Monday. BELL ELEMENTARY: Book fair is Monday-Friday in the library.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Asheville City Council says goodbye to outgoing members, confronts budget woes

In addition to covering today's Asheville City Council meeting for an upcoming article in Mountain Xpress, staff writer David Forbes also turned in this coverage via Twitter, the micro-blogging program: 4:59 pm: City Council meeting is about to begin.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester woman charged with passing stolen prescription

A Leicester woman was charged with trying to fulfill a stolen prescription for oxycontin, according to warrants filed at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Court.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Natural lands project has meetings Thursday and Friday

Land-of-Sky Regional Council is holding meetings Thursday and Friday to get public feedback on its project to identify the most valuable natural lands in a four-county area.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Time to get that Christmas tree: WNC farm carries on choose-and-cut tradition

As Earlys Mountain Road winds past quiet fields and farmhouses in Leicester, one farm in particular stands out among the rest.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Buncombe County OKs zoning again

To the surprise of no one, Buncombe County commissioners tentatively approved reinstituting countywide zoning on a 4-1 vote Tuesday.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

'Birds in the Back Yard' at Leicester Library

At 7 p.m. today, the Leicester Branch Library will host the program, "Birds in the Back Yard" with Wendell Cisco, a local gardener who will share his bird experiences and present his photographic images.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Prearranged fight near Alexander Post Office escalates into shooting

A prearranged fight escalated into a shooting that left a Buncombe County man critically injured early this morning.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man sentenced on child porn charge

A Leicester man has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison on child pornography charges.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Asheville City Council brief: Oct. 27 meeting

The Transit Master Plan, developed with the help of an outside consultant, a long list of stake holders and a series of public-input sessions, was adopted by Asheville City Council at its Oct.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Swannanoa voters to decide on incorporation

After weeks of arguments that have pitted neighbor against neighbor, Swannanoa voters will have their say Tuesday on whether their community should be incorporated into a town.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man arrested on firearms charges

Deputies say a Leicester man stole a Ruger 9 mm pistol. Kenneth Eugene Pearson, 51, of Monroe King Drive, was charged with larceny of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, according to warrants served Wednesday.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Let's do something about Leicester's growing light-pollution problem

I would like to bring to light a subject that is about light. I have lived in the Leicester community for 15 years and have done so because of its relative "peace and quiet." Peace and quiet can mean many things to many people, but to me peace is living in relative harmony with your neighbors and quiet means no undue stress due to obnoxiousness ...

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Leicester man charged with possessing 239 grams of marijuana

City police on Monday charged an Leicester man with possessing 239 grams of marijuana and other offenses.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Arrests: Man charged with possession of Ecstasy

City police charged a Boone man with possession of Ecstasy. Sean Alexander Herberg, 20, of Howard Street, Boone, was charged with simple possession of MDMA or Ecstasy.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Several injured after head-on collision in Leicester

Several people were reportedly injured after a head-on collision between two vehicles on Bear Creek Road near the intersection of Turkey Creek Road in Leicester.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville police probe rash of armed robberies

ASHEVILLE City police are investigating a rash of armed robberies since Thursday, including a bank robbery Friday afternoon.

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