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Asheville -- April 21, 2022 In a press release the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), announced the Asheville, North Carolina, hospital's registered nurses will hold a speak-out on Thursday, April 21, to demand that HCA ensure safe patient staffing in all units throughout the hospital.

News -- April 20, 2022: Governor Roy Cooper announced today that furniture manufacturer Vanguard Furniture Company, Inc. plans to create 100 new jobs in Burke County, North Carolina. Morganton's upholstery manufacturing operations will receive a $5.9 million investment from the company.

Buncombe County -- April 20, 2022 -- The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment of $621,438 on Tuesday, April 19, the first allocation of funds from a recent national opioid settlement.
Every day, nearly eight North Carolinians die as a result of an opioid overdose.

News -- April 19, 2022: United States Justice Department announced in a press release yesterday the sentencing of an Asheville man to over six years in prison. After obtaining a firearm through a straw buyer, an Asheville man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for illegal gun possession. Travis Shaqwann Fair, 32, of Asheville, was sentenced today to 80

North Carolina -- North Carolina Commerce announced on April 14, 2022, continued improvement in North Carolina's  innovative ranking nationwide. The state continues to improve its overall innovation capacity, moving up one spot in the national rankings, but the state still needs to stimulate more private-sector R&D, according to the most recent edition of a

Asheville -- April 18, 2022: Asheville Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two suspects who broke into several automobiles in the south Asheville neighborhood around a week ago. At 10 a.m. on April 9, APD officers arrived to the 100-block of Julian Shoals Road to investigate allegations of five vehicles being broken into earlier that morning.

Asheville -- Apri 17, 2022 :  Asheville Police are seeking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who physically

Asheville  -- April 14, 2022 : Asheville Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a truck driver who hit a motorbike and fled the scene. The driver of the moped was thrown from it and taken to the hospital with several critical injuries.

News -- April 13, 2022: Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump's former chief of staff, has been removed from North Carolina's voter registration list after papers revealed he lived in Virginia and voted in that state's election in 2021,
officials said Wednesday. Macon County Board of Elections removed Meadows' registration from the county voter rolls
this week. Meadows is a former congressman representing the area.

Asheville -- April 13, 2022:   The Asheville Police Department is investigating a shooting fatality that occurred shortly before midnight Tuesday in a west Asheville area. Around 11:30 p.m., APD officers were summoned to the 300 block of Fairfax Ave., Tuesday night where they discovered Lamichael Shawn Carter, 27, deceased in the street.

Haywood County -- April 13, 2022: Haywood County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release on Tuesday that officers saw a late model Ford flatbed heading westbound on I-40 on April 2nd, towing an ATV that was not properly fastened. During the traffic stop, deputies discovered 264.5 grams of methamphetamine, 3.7 grams of fentanyl, and numerous narcotics paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Asheville -- This week, Friday and Saturday,  the United States Billie Jean King Cup team will host Ukraine for the third time in five years Asheville to when it hosts Ukraine with a spot in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals.  The USTA has chosen Harrah's Cherokee Center to host the qualifying tie on April 15-16.

Buncombe County -- April 12, 2022: Planning on voting early? Bucombe County Officials have the information online
that you need to know before you go, even in real time! You can even find out online how many are in  waiting in line!
It becomes available from April 28 - May 14, 2022.

Buncombe County -- April 12, 2022a; On Tuesday, April 5, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved funding to bolster the County's cybersecurity program, accepted grant funding to improve public health outcomes for justice-involved individuals, and authorized financing improvements to the Asheville Regional Airport with the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.

Asheville -- April 12, 2022: An Asheville man was arrested on Friday and is facing charges related to social media messages he directed at Bakari Sellers. Sellers is a South Carolina civil rights attorney, former  South Carolina House of Representative (D) member and now CNN analyst.