The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
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The two losses — 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal — were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned.
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Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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The projects were among those highlighted Monday at the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s Year Ahead event.
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The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin could soon be returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Conversations about transferring ownership of the mound began in 2012 after a town employee sprayed herbicide on the sacred site, causing the grass to die.
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DK Wesley says Helene recovery, affordable housing and infrastructure are a few of her top priorities.
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Asheville City Council candidate Keith Young also confronts residency concerns.
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The legislature has passed several measures in the past two years banning “diversion, equity and inclusion” in state government.
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What you need to know from the Jan. 6 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.