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Tuesday May 14 | Mountain Xpress

On second thought

In recent weeks, the Buncombe County commissioners had debated stringent standards that would have limited nonprofits' ability to request county funding for years to come.

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New Energy Secretary: Climate Change is 'Not Debatable'

Climate Change Ernest Moniz makes his stance clear

Feb '13
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Could you survive the end of civilization?

Imagine life as you know it ended in complete economic collapse. Or the zombie apocalypse, as the CDC recently warned us. Would you stand a chance of surviving in the wild?

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Tue May 07, 2013

Mountain Xpress

Buncombe Commissioners preview: From the streets to the skies

In addition to considering the county's nonprofit funding policy , Buncombe Commissioners will hear updates from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Asheville Regional Airport when they meet May 7. The meeting will include a public hearing on the NCDOT's plans for secondary roads construction in Buncombe County.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville area man charged in break-ins

Eric Lee Worley, 31, of Walt Drive, was charged Monday with three counts of breaking and entering and larceny and one count of felony larceny, according to warrants at the Buncombe County magistrate's office.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Asheville Citizen-Times

Buncombe man gets prison for bank robbery

A Leicester man will serve at least 10 years in prison for robbing a bank. A Buncombe County jury found Buddy Ray Russell guilty of robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to the District Attorney's Office.

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

Asheville Citizen-Times

Veggies and more

Welcome to the farm. Now get to work. OK, so farmers aren't quite that brusque about it, and these visitors really want to work.

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