The budget prioritizes essential services, including $122 million for education, though still short requests from Asheville ...

Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools could face some tough decisions after County Manager Avril Pinder presented her ...

Students have yet to make up for the weeks they lost amid the aftermath of Helene, so local schools are amping up on summer ...

The $105.9 million “prototype” spending plan, passed 7-0, amounts to a $10.3 million increase over the current year’s budget ...

To support long-term sustainability, the County plans to use the upcoming 2026 property reappraisal to evaluate and potentially reset tax rates. While the projected FY2026 ending fund balance sits ...

Bus drivers from Western North Carolina gathered Wednesday morning to compete as part of an annual statewide contest that ...

ASHEVILLE - A day after Sen. Thom Tillis labeled Buncombe County one of nine counties in the state he considers “sanctuary jurisdictions,” the North Carolina House passed a GOP-backed bill ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Due to the destruction from Helene, local governments in western North Carolina don’t have the funds to ...

Buncombe County residents may face a property tax increase as county commissioners discuss budget adjustments to fund public schools and prevent further cuts to local government spending. This ...

ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County’s chief prosecutor announced his “preference” not to run for reelection, eight months before the county’s candidate filing deadline — a move one political ...