Advertisement

You will be redirected to the page you want to view in  seconds.

  1. Swannanoa Valley residents travel to Guatemala to build compost toilets. In addition, this trip they also began building a house.

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

    • May 14, 2013

    Each time I go to Guatemala, I say this is the best mission trip ever - and I can say this again. Without a doubt God's presence was there. Living H2O Wells Guatemala is a Mission of Swannanoa United Methodist Church.

  1. Schools safer after teacher pornography case, DA says

    • May 14, 2013

  2. Tax cuts to hit fireworks, greenways

    • May 14, 2013

  1. This Week May 14, 2013

  2. Board hears debt reduction suggestions May 14, 2013

  3. Your children thank you May 14, 2013

  4. Letters to the editor May 14, 2013

  5. Obituaries May 14, 2013

  6. A DEFENSIVE WALL May 14, 2013

  7. Q&A WITH OWEN'S DAKOTA RAY May 14, 2013

  8. MORE NEWS | ALL RECENT HEADLINES

  1. City schools chief not owed buyout

    City school board members were under no obligation to pay outgoing Superintendent Allen Johnson $175,000 as part of a contract buyout, documents show....

      10:22 PM, May 17, 2013

  2. Updated: 4 men charged in savage Pritchard Park beating

    Police arrested four city men early Saturday on charges that they beat a man in Pritchard Park so severely he had to be hospitalized with “bleeding on his brain,” according to warrants. Warrants list the suspects as Cori Floyd, 22, of Deaverview Road; ...

      1:08 PM, May 18, 2013

  3. Parks change may help balance Asheville budget

    Shifting responsibility for some parks and recreational facilities to a proposed city-county authority would considerably brighten the city's budget picture for the coming fiscal year, a top staffer told Asheville City Council Friday....

      10:23 PM, May 17, 2013

  4. A new look at the Longchamps

    People have always wanted to step into the building that the Adamson family moved into. What's behind the Longchamps' century-old doors, those driving by on Macon Avenue on the way to the Grove Park Inn may wonder. Who lives there, and in what?...

      6:25 PM, May 17, 2013

  5. Ex-Shogun workers going to court

    Former workers at an Asheville restaurant plan to go to court in August to demand thousands of dollars in wages they say are owed to them....

      9:58 PM, May 17, 2013

  6. Weekend Planner: Enjoy a festival

    The Montford Music and Arts Festival, the Appalachian Shakedown and the Asheville Electro-Muic Festival are all happening this weekend as is the Saluda Arts Festival....

      9:58 PM, May 17, 2013

  7. Topless women advocates stroll downtown Asheville

    A bill in the NC General Assembly would have made it illegal for women to expose nipples in public. It appears to be dead, but topless activist Jeff Johnson is still concerned. Krystal Nickoles and Lacy Bone stroll with him downtown....

      3:43 PM, May 16, 2013

  8. Antiviolence march set for Sunday in downtown Asheville

    Highlighting violence and discrimination doesn't sound like a day in the park, but activist group Just Us For All plans exactly that for a march on Sunday — ice cream included....

      10:21 PM, May 17, 2013

  9. Wasn’t the IRS simply doing its job?

    Remember the poor IRS? The government agency everyone hates? The agency that attempts to carry out the laws that Congress enacts? Whenever there’s a flap even Congress ducks and blames the IRS. The latest flap is charges that the IRS “discriminated”...

      1:14 PM, May 17, 2013

  10. Jury convicts man in thrift store sex attacks

    A jury on Friday found Black Mountain resident Steven Roger McCanless guilty of one count of first-degree sex offense and one count of taking indecent liberties with a child, but it hung on a third first-degree sex offense charge....

      9:59 PM, May 17, 2013

  11. Topless women advocates stroll downtown Asheville

    A bill in the NC General Assembly would have made it illegal for women to expose nipples in public. It appears to be dead, but topless activist Jeff Johnson is still concerned. Krystal Nickoles and Lacy Bone stroll with him downtown....

      3:43 PM, May 16, 2013

  12. Max Patch vandals named as bald is restored

    As the U.S. Forest Service announces that the restoration of Max Patch bald is complete, the agency has also disclosed for the first time the names of those accused of vandalizing the popular recreation area....

      9:44 PM, May 14, 2013

  13. 2013 Camp Guide: Asheville-area day camps

    Ah, to be a kid. At no other age do you get to spend your summer days splashing the day away. Learning (unintentionally) about nature, sports, leadership and friendship. If your children aren’t the sleep-away-from-home types, summer in WNC offers...

      3:50 PM, Mar. 4, 2013

  14. McDowell knocks off Reynolds in baseball playoffs

    Ace Coleman Arrowood gave McDowell seven workmanlike innings Friday night and had more than enough run support in a 7-4 victory over Reynolds at Davis Field....

      10:34 PM, May 17, 2013

  15. Our voting rights are up for grabs

    Members of the North Carolina legislature have introduced a number of voter suppression bills. The League of Women Voters has been working hard to challenge these bills, which threaten nearly every advance that voting rights advocates have made over the...

      1:15 PM, May 17, 2013

  16. VIDEO: Wounded Warriors compete in Asheville

    The Wounded Warriors Amputee softball team competed against a team of local responders in a game Friday night at McCormick Field....

      10:24 PM, May 17, 2013

  17. Bill restricts Buncombe picks on transportation

    State Rep. Nathan Ramsey wants to restrict Buncombe County's appointments to a local body that helps set transportation priorities at the same time he is trying to build consensus to build the Interstate 26 Connector through Asheville....

      12:56 PM, May 17, 2013

  18. Questions remain in Brevard boy's death

    Family members of a 4-year-old boy who died Wednesday after being left in a hot car say they still are struggling to find answers about how accident happened....

      10:55 PM, May 16, 2013

  19. Hope ahead for I-26 connector

    There finally may be a light at the end of the tunnel for Asheville's long-awaited and much-needed Interstate 26 connector, and this time it appears that light doesn't signal yet-another oncoming train of indecision barreling forward to derail the project...

      1:18 PM, May 17, 2013

  20. Here's what's fresh at Asheville, Buncombe markets

    Get ASAP's latest report from Asheville-area tailgate markets, now flourishing with fresh produce, baked goods and more....

      6:22 PM, May 17, 2013

F°

°/°
Feels like °

    Don't Miss

    Real Deals

    Flip, shop and save on specials from your favorite retailers in Asheville, NC 28802

    GET DEALS NOW

    Archives

    View the last seven days

    See our paid archives for news older than a week.

    FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

    Headlines from the Black Mountain News are now available on Facebook and Twitter. Don't miss a single headline!
    Archives
    View the last seven days
    See our paid archives for news older than a week.
    Blogs
    READ MORE
    Site Map  |  Back to Top 
    Gannett

    Copyright © 2013 www.blackmountainnews.com. All rights reserved.
    Users of this site agree to the Terms of Service, Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights, and Ad Choices