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Macon County’s proposal for a new high school hinged on receiving state funding to help pay for the over $100 million dollar price tag. The needs-based grant provides more than half the required funding. Macon County received a$62 million grant to help build a new high school this week.
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The controversial bill was implemented in Buncombe County schools this month despite pleas from the LGBTQ community to delay enforcing it. Asheville City Schools is still deliberating.
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Macon County now owns the 11-acre property including the historic Lyman C. Higdon home.In late spring, Macon County Commissioners announced a contract to purchase a $1.35 million property but said they did not have a specific plan for its use. In June, commissioners committed to the school plan.
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In an unexpected turn of events, Dr. Maggie Fehrman has been appointed as the new superintendent of Asheville City Schools, after Dr. Rick Cruz announced his withdrawal from the position.
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Local colleges are set to resume classes this coming Monday, January 10. With the omicron variant spreading across Western North Carolina, campuses are…
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A new clinic aims to make healthcare more accessible in Graham County Schools.With the school year underway, workers are putting the finishing touches on…
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School boards across Western North Carolina are still deciding on whether to make masks mandatory for students and staff. The region’s Congressman has…
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Students and staff in 8 out of 16 school districts in BPR’s listening area will not be required to wear masks indoors. Masking indoors and for…
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Students in the Asheville area and beyond are hustling to meet the March 15th deadline to submit their entries for NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. The…
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Welcome to the 2021 NPR Student Podcast Challenge! Blue Ridge Public Radio is inviting students grades 5-12 from across Western North Carolina to submit…