Blue Ridge Public Radio
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- Blue Ridge Community College urgently needs a new campus in Transylvania County to provide classes and trades programs to students in the rural area, according to a committee formed to give recommendations to county commissioners. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- Jackson County Commissioners recently discussed leaving the Fontana Regional Library System, citing issues with “left-leaning content” as well as what they call general mismanagement. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- Raises for employees and maintaining core services are the top priorities in the proposed City of Asheville budget shared at last night’s City Council meeting. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- Asheville’s Black Cultural Heritage Trail now has a new component — a vibrant mural in the city’s South Slope neighborhood. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- No charges were filed following a disturbance that occurred at the Embassy Suites on Saturday night, in which an individual alleged they were assaulted by Congressman Chuck Edwards. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- Vecinos, a non-profit free clinic and rural health center dedicated to serving uninsured and underinsured residents, has opened a new permanent location in Franklin. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
- Asheville’s Historic Biltmore Village celebrated some good news Thursday: The reopening of the Grand Bohemian Lodge. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
