The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced its 2024 Wildflower Awards in an April 3 news release, and Buncombe ...

Dane Pedersen, Buncombe County's solid waste director, updated Buncombe County Commissioners on the process of Helene ...

Ryan Cole, Buncombe County Emergency Management assistant director, said that while some fallen trees left by Helene are not ...

While the city of Asheville receives discounts through the National Flood Insurance Program, Buncombe County doesn't. It ...

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said two men were sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to sex crime ...

The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier.

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for ...

On Marc 26, at about 8 p.m., the Leicester Fire Department posted on Facebook that it was working with the West Buncombe Fire Department on the scene of a woods fire. No significant evacuations were ...

As of 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26 there are currently no wildfire evacuation orders in place for Buncombe County. The ...

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Helene’s death toll in North Carolina has grown to 107 and is 236 across seven states. Gov.