Asheville Daily Planet https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:04:34 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) UNCA rolls out TRIO Student Support Services Program https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/unca/7596-unca-rolls-out-trio-student-support-services-program  

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:53:34 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/unca/7596-unca-rolls-out-trio-student-support-services-program Asheville’s projected $30M deficit called into question. ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7595-ashevilles-projected-30m-deficit-called-into-question-city-council-begins-talks-to-balance-its-2026-27-budget From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville residents packed an Asheville City Council council meeting on Feb. 24, “voicing concerns about possible tax increases, service cuts and what the roughly $30 million projected gap” in the city's

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:49:20 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7595-ashevilles-projected-30m-deficit-called-into-question-city-council-begins-talks-to-balance-its-2026-27-budget Costco drops application for Asheville store, citing increased costs, scope https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7594-costco-drops-application-for-asheville-store-citing-increased-costs-scope From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Costco announced on Feb. 17 that it officially withdrew its application with the City of Asheville for a proposed massive Costco warehouse store at Enka Commerce Park in Candler. 

It

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:47:13 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7594-costco-drops-application-for-asheville-store-citing-increased-costs-scope NCDOT says it never had ‘any sort of discussion’ on traffic analysis with Costco https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7593-ncdot-says-it-never-had-any-sort-of-discussion-on-traffic-analysis-with-costco From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — N.C. Department of Transportation officials “expressed shock after Costco withdrew its proposal for a new store in Asheville/Enka without discussing the required Traffic Impact Analysis or mitigation measures,” AI Overview reported

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:45:30 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7593-ncdot-says-it-never-had-any-sort-of-discussion-on-traffic-analysis-with-costco Asheville to host G20 finance ministers, central bank governors. Meetings scheduled Aug. ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7592-asheville-to-host-g20-finance-ministers-central-bank-governors-meetings-scheduled-aug-29-sept-1-venue-locations-yet-to-be-disclosed From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville will host global economic leaders next year “as part of the United States’ role in leading the G20,” Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Feb. 20.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:43:17 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7592-asheville-to-host-g20-finance-ministers-central-bank-governors-meetings-scheduled-aug-29-sept-1-venue-locations-yet-to-be-disclosed Daylight Saving Time to begin on March 8 https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7591-daylight-saving-time-to-begin-on-march-8 From Staff Reports 

Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. March 8, the second Sunday in March, as mandated by the federal Uniform Time Act. 

Clocks will be set

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:41:27 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7591-daylight-saving-time-to-begin-on-march-8 Asheville rated 4th-best U.S. mountain town for year-round living https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7590-asheville-rated-4th-best-us-mountain-town-for-year-round-living From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville recently was ranked as the fourth-best U.S. mountain town for year-round living “due to its vibrant, creative culture, mild four-season climate, and stunning Blue Ridge Mountain scenery,” AI Overview stated

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:39:54 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7590-asheville-rated-4th-best-us-mountain-town-for-year-round-living 3 in WNC, Upstate S.C., invited to State of the Union address https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7589-3-in-wnc-upstate-sc-invited-to-state-of-the-union-address From Staff Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three notable individuals with ties to Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina were invited to the State of the Union address — and attended as guests — here on Feb.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:38:37 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7589-3-in-wnc-upstate-sc-invited-to-state-of-the-union-address WNC unemployment plummets to 3.2% in December (from 4% in November), workforce board says https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7588-wnc-unemployment-plummets-to-32-in-december-from-4-in-november-workforce-board-says From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The unemployment rate in Western North Carolina plummeted to 3.2 percent as of December 2025, down significantly from 4 percent in November 2025, the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board announced on Feb. 24.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:37:23 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7588-wnc-unemployment-plummets-to-32-in-december-from-4-in-november-workforce-board-says Asheville’s River Arts District snags No. 1 rating on USA Today’s best arts districts list https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7587-ashevilles-river-arts-district-snags-no-1-rating-on-usa-todays-best-arts-districts-list From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville’s River Arts District “has landed in the No. 1 spot on USA Today’s list of best arts districts in America for a creative escape,” Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Feb.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:36:34 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7587-ashevilles-river-arts-district-snags-no-1-rating-on-usa-todays-best-arts-districts-list Back pop star for a Nobel Peace Prize, reader urges https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/letters/7586-back-pop-star-for-a-nobel-peace-prize-reader-urges The magazine The Nation has officially nominated the City of Minneapolis and its people for the Nobel Peace Prize for standing up to ICE agents... and to the Department of Immigration... and to (U.S. President Donald) Trump.

In a

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:25:31 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/letters/7586-back-pop-star-for-a-nobel-peace-prize-reader-urges The Daily Planet’s Opinion: Shame on Calif. Gov. ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7585-the-daily-planets-opinion-shame-on-calif-gov-newsom-for-insulting-audience-in-a-failed-attempt-to-relate-to-majority-black-city-voters--as-if-theyre-children-by-claiming-im-slow-like-you--a-960-sat-guy In a stunningly ham-fisted attempt to appeal to a a predominantly black audience in Atlanta, Ga., California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) revealed what he really thinks about black voters through comments he made during a Feb. 22 program.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:24:04 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7585-the-daily-planets-opinion-shame-on-calif-gov-newsom-for-insulting-audience-in-a-failed-attempt-to-relate-to-majority-black-city-voters--as-if-theyre-children-by-claiming-im-slow-like-you--a-960-sat-guy American history is not whatever Trump says it is https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7584-american-history-is-not-whatever-trump-says-it-is By BILL PRESS
Syndicated Columnist

If anything, Donald Trump is consistent. Everything he does is bad. The big things and the little things.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:22:21 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7584-american-history-is-not-whatever-trump-says-it-is Our Super Bowl Satyricon https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7583-our-super-bowl-satyricon By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
Syndicated Columnist

In recent years, Americans have known what to expect from our Neronian Super Bowl halftime shows.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:20:39 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7583-our-super-bowl-satyricon Trumpism is forever https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7582-trumpism-is-forever By TED RALL
Synicated Columnist

"Move fast and break things,” Mark Zuckerberg famously ordered his employees at Facebook. 

His thought wasn’t original. 

“Inaction is

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:18:48 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7582-trumpism-is-forever The Candid Conservative: The charm of the Left https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7581-the-candid-conservative-the-charm-of-the-left “One mustn’t look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us.” 
— Gustave Flaubert

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By

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:16:05 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7581-the-candid-conservative-the-charm-of-the-left APD officer charged with assault same day he was sworn in https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7580-apd-officer-charged-with-assault-same-day-he-was-sworn-in From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville police officer was arrested Feb. 21 on a warrant that alleges he assaulted a woman days before he was sworn in and while he was a trainee with the police department, the Asheville

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:14:56 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7580-apd-officer-charged-with-assault-same-day-he-was-sworn-in Prior to new officer’s arrest, police academy graduation triggered elation from APD leader ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7579-prior-to-new-officers-arrest-police-academy-graduation-triggered-elation-from-apd-leader-acting-chief From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Asheville Police Department’s Basic Law Enforcement Training academy held its latest graduation ceremony on Feb. 20, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported later on Feb. 20.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:14:12 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7579-prior-to-new-officers-arrest-police-academy-graduation-triggered-elation-from-apd-leader-acting-chief Asheville police officer resigns after DWI, public urination, child abuse charges https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7578-asheville-police-officer-resigns-after-dwi-public-urination-child-abuse-charges From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An off-duty Asheville police officer who was arrested on Feb. 7 has announced his resignation from the Asheville Police Department, effective immediately, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Feb.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:12:57 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/component/content/article/5-police/7578-asheville-police-officer-resigns-after-dwi-public-urination-child-abuse-charges Bee Gees tribute set March 13-15 at F.R. Playhouse https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7577-bee-gees-tribute-set-march-13-15-at-fr-playhouse From Staff Reports 

FLAT ROCK, N.C. —  The band Bee Gees Gold: The Tribute will open its four-show musical salute to the Bee Gees at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway,

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:11:38 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7577-bee-gees-tribute-set-march-13-15-at-fr-playhouse Vegas-style Rat Pack salute aims to re-create ‘Summit at the Sands’ era... Ring-a-ding-ding! https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7576-vegas-style-rat-pack-salute-aims-to-re-create-summit-at-the-sands-era-ring-a-ding-ding From Staff Reports 

NEWTON, N.C. — A popular tribute show, “The Rat Pack — One More Time,” will feature actors-singers performing, respectively, as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by a live band, will

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:10:50 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7576-vegas-style-rat-pack-salute-aims-to-re-create-summit-at-the-sands-era-ring-a-ding-ding Beach music icons Chairmen of the Board to unleash classic soul at the Opera House https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7575-beach-music-icons-chairmen-of-the-board-to-unleash-classic-soul-at-the-opera-house From Staff Reports 

NEWBERRY, S.C. — The Chairmen of the Board, an iconic Carolina beach music vocal group, with a six-member band, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. March 7 in the

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:09:58 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/entertainment/7575-beach-music-icons-chairmen-of-the-board-to-unleash-classic-soul-at-the-opera-house ZEB: A consumate politician blessed with mountain humor https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7574-zeb-a-consumate-politician-blessed-with-mountain-humor- Across the Mountain


By DREW HINES
Special to the Daily Planet

GREER, S.C. — Zebulon

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:06:44 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7574-zeb-a-consumate-politician-blessed-with-mountain-humor-