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George Masa, a Japanese immigrant who helped put WNC on the map with his photos. His work is featured in Picturing Appalachia.
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May 23, 2013, No comments

The “Picturing Appalachia” project brings old images into the present, sharing scenes of mountain life produced by some of the region’s earliest photographers.

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State Senate budget proposal calls for new WNC crime lab workers, but workplace unspecified

May 22, 2013, No comments

Two Republican state senators are seeking funds for DWI toxicology and other case work at a new WNC crime lab in either Henderson or Burke county.

Chief Michell Hicks at UNCA

Chief Hicks briefs UNCA students on Cherokee Indian history, present

April 12, 2013, No comments

Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, spoke Thursday on some of the top issues facing the tribe.

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Plea documents shed light on Asheville police evidence case

April 2, 2013, No comments

Details on former APD evidence manager’s guilty plea emerge amidst lingering questions.

  • APD Chief William Anderson announces the hiring of a new evidence-room manager. Anderson says he now knows who was responsible for the APD's missing items, but won't say more until the investigation is complete. Colby Rabon/Carolina Public Press
    Asheville police hire new evidence-room manager
    February 4, 2013, No comments

    Chief William Anderson announced the hire, and said he now knows how evidence went missing and who is responsible. Meanwhile, he said, he’s still not seen the recommendations from a city-commissioned audit completed more than a year ago.