Buncombe County Schools
Superintendent Rob Jackson made the announcement at the close of a celebratory end-of-school-year board meeting, bringing full circle a career that began in Buncombe County Schools in 1992.
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The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.
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The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left.
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What you need to know from the May 26 Asheville City Council meeting.
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Transportation officials are hoping the project — one of the most expensive in state history — will lead the crucial highway to a more resilient future. -
Rivercane enthusiasts hope this native bamboo can help to heal old harms to land and people – and strengthen the riverbank against the next flood. -
Two WNC communities among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene will get new flood storage, restored wetlands and stabilized riverbanks along the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers. -
What you need to know from the May 19 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
