The unemployment rate in Buncombe County spiked to nearly 9%, according to a monthly report from the N.C. Department of ...

Waste Pro's services will end with Buncombe County at the end of December.Over 2,000 Waste Pro trash cans have been collected ...

Buncombe County's unemployment rate more than tripled two months after Helene. The rate is now the highest in North Carolina.

Jennifer Horton is the first Black woman to serve on the Buncombe County Commission. Amanda Edwards is the first woman to ...

FCC Environmental Services will begin serving as the solid waste residential garbage and recycling hauler in the unincorporated areas of Buncombe County beginning January 2, 2025. If you are a current ...

While grieving after Tropical Storm Helene, we can also envision the future and begin to build back in a sustainable, climate ...

The majority of the food, water, and community care stations in both Asheville and Buncombe County will close at the end of ...

The Buncombe County Board of Elections voted to certify the results of the 2024 election on Nov. 15, officially ending an ...

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The vehicle containing Emmanuel Bader and Katelyn Massey crashed into a rock wall at about 90 mph, NC Highway Patrol ...

HICKORY, N.C. – FEMA will open a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Buncombe County Monday, Dec. 2, to provide one-on-one help to North Carolinians affected by Tropical Storm Helene. Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m ...

Buncombe County will begin distributing food and water for people Monday afternoon at four sites, and the distribution will continue as long as there are supplies, County Manager Avril Pinder said.