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After latest deadly downtown shooting, Asheville leaders offer new strategies... ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:25:35 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C — Following a downtown mass shooting, local leaders focused on violence prevention, community resource investments and federal partnerships, rather than arrests alone,

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New details released about shooting that left 2 people dead, 7 injured in Asheville

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:23:48 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C — Asheville police reportedy have seized the suspect vehicle, recovered digital and physical evidence and identified multiple suspects in the July 19 mass shooting on Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville that left two dead

UNCA committee recommends development, not soccer stadium

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:22:24 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C — UNC Asheville’s Millennial Campus Development Advisory Committee recommended dropping the idea of building a controversial 5,000-seat soccer stadium from its South Campus property, known as “the woods,” in its report released

Mission Hospital facing challenges for alleged safety violations, reduced or degraded services

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:21:20 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C — As of July 31, Mission Hospital in Asheville is — potentially — facing renewed trouble due to a combination of federal regulatory warnings, an independent monitor flagging contract violations, and a

Asheville homes now taking 88 days to sell, longest market time in a decade

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:20:26 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C — Asheville homes are averaging 88 days on the market — the longest stretch since 2015 — driven by high mortgage rates, overpriced seller expectations and a shift toward a balanced buyer’s market, the

N.C. asks for mental health evaluation for man accused of Bent Creek runner attack

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:19:20 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. —The state requested its own mental health evaluation for Dillon James Curtis — the man accused of attacking a female runner at Bent Creek Experimental Forest — during a July 27 hearing in Buncombe

Hendersonville’s city manager to step down after 13 years to take job helping city leaders ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:18:22 GMT

From Staff Reports

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C .— Hendersonville City Manager John Connet announced on July 31 that he is stepping down after 13 years to become the new director of

Ager holds 9-to-1 fundraising lead over Rep. Edwards

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:17:36 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Democratic challenger Jamie Ager holds a dominant nearly 9-to-1 fundraising advantage over two-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.

Karen Chavez no longer leads Asheville Citizen Times and other area USA Today Co. newspapers

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:17:00 GMT

From Staff Reports

NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York-based parent company USA Today Co. Inc. did not publicly disclose, as of July 31, a specific reason for why Executive Editor Karen Chávez is no longer serving as the executive editor of

CBS drops WSPA, picks up WYFF in a shake up of network affiliation

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:16:09 GMT

From Staff Reports

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Effective Aug. 1, Spartanburg television station WSPA-7 lost its 70-year CBS affiliation in a multi-market corporate shake-up.

CBS programming in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville

Crazy political views of the ‘Hendersonville Pundit’ ripped; views termed sign of ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:52:26 GMT

Self-described “Hendersonville Pundit” Richard D. Pope must have just recently been mistakenly released from the Henderson County Mental Institution.

Hopefully, the person responsible for the release will be punished justly.

The Candid Conservative: Worshiping government has become sexy....

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:49:09 GMT

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

— John Adams

The Daily Planet’s Opinion: Kudos to Mick Jagger for lambasting idea of artists talking ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:47:42 GMT

Hurray for Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones’ frontman who weighed in during an interview on The New York Times’ podcast on July 11 after host David Marchese questioned him about Springsteen, who has repeatedly criticized President Donald J. Trump during his latest

No tears shed for S.C. Sen. Lindsey Graham

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:45:52 GMT

By BILL PRESS

Syndicated Columnist

Since last Saturday (July 11), when news broke about the sudden death of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, tributes poured in from his Senate colleagues, both Republican and Democrat.

The left-wing unicorn hunt for the white male working-class voter

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:42:35 GMT

By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

Syndicated Columnist

The last Democratic candidate to appeal to the white working-class voter was Bill Clinton.

New Red Scare. Why?

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:40:19 GMT

By TED RALL

Syndicated Columnist

If Republicans get their way, McCarthyism will be back — and here to stay.

Leading the race to

Law and order in the Dark Corner? It was colorful; ghost legacy lingers

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:37:54 GMT

EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Dark Corner” mentioned in the following column is a rugged, mountainous region in northeastern Greenville County, S.C., historically known for isolation, illegal moonshining and fierce independence. It spans the Blue Ridge mountain foothills near the North Carolina border, centered

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Guest column/Christopher Tingus: An open letter to the European Union citizenry

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:35:26 GMT

EDITOR’S NOTE: Christopher Tingus is an international IT consultant, lottery winner, and civic activist from Massachusetts who is known for writing distinctive, faith-based political letters to the editor (including to the Daily Planet, with its three editions — in Asheville, N.C., Hendersonville, N.C., and
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Swashbuckling adventure tale ‘The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel’ to be staged Aug. ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:28:15 GMT

From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The swashbuckling adventure tale “The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” will be staged outdoors by the Montford Park Players beginning at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay Street,
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Band to feature dynamic Cuban rhythms at Aug. 7 ‘Music in the Vines’ show

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:27:36 GMT

From Staff Reports

FLAT ROCK, N.C. — The Illiana Rose Quartet will feature Cuban rhythms during a performance at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Crush Pad at Marked Tree Vineyard, 623 Deep Gap Road, in the Dana area
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arolina Coast Band to bring beach pop to TR on Aug. ...

john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:25:58 GMT

From Staff Reports

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — The Carolina Coast Band will perform Carolina beach music and oldies from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 15 in the outdoor amphitheater, Trailblazer Park, 235 Trailblazer Drive, here.

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