The awards celebrate the best affordable housing in the state – housing that improves the lives of people, sparks economic growth in its community and makes surrounding neighborhoods even better.
There’s a lot of anticipation that the Senate will be out with its state budget proposal next week, but this week could hardly be described as the c ...
Mitchell Kyle Carver Sr., of Buncombe County, is one of four appointments made to the forum by Gov. Pat McCrory.
A recent census of homeless families and individuals in Asheville and Buncombe County showed an 82 percent decrease in chronic homelessness since 2005 ...
The last homeowners insurance rate filing occurred in 2008 when the insurance companies requested a 19.5 percent statewide average increase. A settlement agreement allowed for a 4.05 percent statewide average increase to go into effect in M ...
Homeward Bound of Asheville, a local homeless services organization, recently took over the Women at Risk program, formerly with Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice, which provides treatment and intervention for women facing prison.
A settlement agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Department of Justice will have statewide impact on where individuals with mental illness live and how their care is monitored. Western Highlands Network recently approved its first ...
Winter in Western North Carolina has been relatively mild so far. But spring is weeks away, and it can still be mighty cold for those who can’t afford to heat their house. Thousands of Western North Carolina residents have called on publi ...
Each of WNC's 18 counties has at least one agency available to assist those who need help heating their homes this winter. Find online, mail and phone contact information inside.
The N.C. Community Development Initiative has awarded six organizations in Asheville and Hendersonville funds to support economic development efforts.
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