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Surveillance cameras trigger DeFlock Henderson County, a citizen uprising

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Transylvania man, 68, draws long sentence in sex case

A 68-year-old Lake Toxaway man, Robert Owen Couvillon, received a sentence of up to 48 years in prison last week after pleading guilty in Transylvania Superior Court to four counts of statutory sex offense with a person 15 years of age or younger, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.    Read Story »

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Information meeting set to explain AgOptions grants

WNC Communities will host an information session in Mills River Monday to explain details of AgOptions grant program for the 2027 cycle.   Read Story »

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Ask Matt ... how flaggers manage the stop-and-go

Q. Passing by construction sites, I notice these guys (and sometimes girls) in hard hats and yellow vests stopping traffic. Who hires them and what do they get paid?   Read Story »

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Council hires Pahle as city manager

No national search was needed this time.   Read Story »

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New control tower now open at AVL

The FAA on Friday announced the opening of Asheville Regional Airport’s new 121-foot air traffic control tower, which replaces the old facility built in 1961.   Read Story »

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Apprenticeship Blue Ridge sends skilled workers into the job market

Blue Ridge Community College recently held a multi-cohort graduation ceremony celebrating the 16 graduates of the nationally-recognized Apprenticeship Blue Ridge program.   Read Story »

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Ager 'confident we can win no matter who we face'

Jamie Ager, the Democratic nominee who suddenly faces the fall congressional campaign without knowing who he'll be up against, said Wednesday morning the Republican's identity doesn't matter.   Read Story »

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House ethics committee recommends censure of Edwards

The House Committee on Ethics is recommending the censure of U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards for numerous instances of alleged sexual harassment, inappropriate behavior or unprofessional interactions with two young female staffers.   Read Story »

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Committee findings exonerate Edwards of sexual misconduct or harassment, his attorneys say

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards said in a 15-page response to a House Ethics Committee report recommending that the congressman be censured that the committee "cast aside exculpatory evidence" and "trampled on its own rules and procedures" to impose "the most severe punishment ever on a member of Congress for conduct of a similar nature."   Read Story »

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