Asheville Daily Planet https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:08 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) UNCA aims to boost student retention with new majors, campus events https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/unca/7992-unca-aims-to-boost-student-retention-with-new-majors-campus-events

 

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:01:09 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/unca/7992-unca-aims-to-boost-student-retention-with-new-majors-campus-events State audit flags improperly authorized spending by UNCA employees https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7991-state-audit-flags-improperly-authorized-spending-by-unca-employees From Staff Reports 

RALEIGH,  N.C. — A state audit released on Oct. 21 flagged UNC Asheville employees for making nearly $48,000 in improperly authorized purchases using university-issued procurement and travel cards. 

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:54:52 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7991-state-audit-flags-improperly-authorized-spending-by-unca-employees Proposed Costco advances after unanimous rezoning vote by Asheville council https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7990-proposed-costco-advances-after-unanimous-rezoning-vote-by-asheville-council From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville City Council unanimously voted Oct. 13 to approve conditional rezoning and technical modifications for Western North Carolina’s first Costco wholesale development.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:53:08 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7990-proposed-costco-advances-after-unanimous-rezoning-vote-by-asheville-council 2 former elected leaders accuse Greer of illegally raising taxes https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7989-2-former-elected-leaders-accuse-greer-of-illegally-raising-taxes City denies the accusations in lawsuit filed by a former S.C. senator and a former mayor

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GREER, S.C. — A lawsuit filed against the City of Greer in mid-October

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:50:23 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7989-2-former-elected-leaders-accuse-greer-of-illegally-raising-taxes Spartanburg trio linked to AT&T utility wire cuts in Dana; 1 still wanted https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7988-spartanburg-trio-linked-to-atat-utility-wire-cuts-in-dana-1-still-wanted From Staff Reports

DANA, N.C. — Two Spartanburg, S.C., residents recently were arrested and a third remains at large following a months-long string of AT&T utility wire thefts in the unincorporated

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:47:24 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7988-spartanburg-trio-linked-to-atat-utility-wire-cuts-in-dana-1-still-wanted Henderson County school board member bails out accused child rapist, faces backlash https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7987-henderson-county-school-board-member-bails-out-accused-child-rapist-faces-backlash EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of a production error by the newspaper, an article — on the backlash faced by Henderson County School Board member Shelia Dale —appearing on the front page of Read more...

]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:45:11 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7987-henderson-county-school-board-member-bails-out-accused-child-rapist-faces-backlash Design board suggests planned 524-unit apartment look more like Asheville — and less like ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7986-design-board-suggests-planned-524-unit-apartment-look-more-like-asheville--and-less-like-char-lanta From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. —  Asheville’s Design Review Committee recently asked developers of a proposed 524-unit apartment project at 120 Swannanoa River Road to redesign the buildings so

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:43:09 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7986-design-board-suggests-planned-524-unit-apartment-look-more-like-asheville--and-less-like-char-lanta Former client sues Buncombe DA-elect Martin Moore https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7985-former-client-sues-buncombe-da-elect-martin-moore From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Buncombe County District Attorney-elect Martin Moore is facing a legal malpractice and negligence lawsuit filed by a former client, Joseph Wayne Riddle. 

The lawsuit, filed on

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:39:50 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7985-former-client-sues-buncombe-da-elect-martin-moore Buncombe bear-feeding ban takes effect amid rise in human-bear interactions https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7984-buncombe-bear-feeding-ban-takes-effect-amid-rise-in-human-bear-interactions From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A temporary bear-feeding ban in Buncombe County took effect on Oct. 19, following a surge in dangerous human-bear encounters.

Key details of the rule

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:38:24 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7984-buncombe-bear-feeding-ban-takes-effect-amid-rise-in-human-bear-interactions UNCA launches School of Business to expand career options, meet area needs for workforce. ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7983-unca-launches-school-of-business-to-expand-career-options-meet-area-needs-for-workforce-move-is-part-of-plan-to-attract-more-students-after-another-drop-in-enrollment-revenue From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — UNC Asheville officially launched its new School of Business in October, according to a UNCA announcement on Oct. 15. 

The new school

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:36:17 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7983-unca-launches-school-of-business-to-expand-career-options-meet-area-needs-for-workforce-move-is-part-of-plan-to-attract-more-students-after-another-drop-in-enrollment-revenue Columnist Bill Press and his psychologist character assassin hit Trump with low blow https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/letters/7982-columnist-bill-press-and-his-psychologist-character-assassin-hit-trump-with-low-blow Daily Planet (syndicated) columnist Bill Press recently took a giddy approach to discovering a clinical psychologist who had written a book highlighting Donald Trump’s “mental health.” 

As I read his column, three countering thoughts came to mind: (1) Psychologists

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:32:20 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/letters/7982-columnist-bill-press-and-his-psychologist-character-assassin-hit-trump-with-low-blow The Daily Planet’s Opinion: ‘Let’s Hang On!’ For a ‘buzz,’ Hendersonville (‘the ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7981-the-daily-planets-opinion-lets-hang-on-for-a-buzz-hendersonville-the-city-of-four-seasons-should-connect-with-frankie-valli-and-the-four-seasons- Decades ago (likely in the mid-1950s), Hendersonville nicknamed itself “the City of Four Seasons,” wherein the intent was to draw more visitors and tourists to boost the community’s economy.

The reference

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:30:10 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7981-the-daily-planets-opinion-lets-hang-on-for-a-buzz-hendersonville-the-city-of-four-seasons-should-connect-with-frankie-valli-and-the-four-seasons- Trump banning truth from the White House https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7980-trump-banning-truth-from-the-white-house By BILL PRESS
Syndicated Columnist

Somewhere, Roy Cohn must be smiling. Because his apprentice Donald Trump has mastered every dirty trick Cohn ever taught him.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:25:35 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7980-trump-banning-truth-from-the-white-house U.S. leftists, critics of Israel? They are genocide hypocrites https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7979-us-leftists-critics-of-israel-they-are-genocide-hypocrites By VICTIR DAVIS HANSON
Syndicated Columnist


On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas killers slaughtered 1,200 people, more than two-thirds of them civilians, inside Israel. 

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:23:33 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7979-us-leftists-critics-of-israel-they-are-genocide-hypocrites Better to lose as Leftists, than to lose as corporatists https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7978-better-to-lose-as-leftists-than-to-lose-as-corporatists By TED RALL
Syndicated Columnist

People who follow the news are familiar by now with the general dynamic of the civil war within the Democratic Party that has been raging with greater intensity since

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:20:27 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7978-better-to-lose-as-leftists-than-to-lose-as-corporatists The Candid Conservative: 10 things making Asheville and other blue cities crazy... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7977-the-candid-conservative-10-things-making-asheville-and-other-blue-cities-crazy “The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.”
— Thomas Paine

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:17:20 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7977-the-candid-conservative-10-things-making-asheville-and-other-blue-cities-crazy Promise of ‘Democrat affordability’ proves to be a joke; don’t be fooled by biased polls, ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7976-promise-of-democrat-affordability-proves-to-be-a-joke-dont-be-fooled-by-biased-polls-vote-for-republicans- By ROGER BUCKNER
Special to the Daily Planet

Yeah! I get it. Gas prices are too high.  

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:14:35 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/opinion/7976-promise-of-democrat-affordability-proves-to-be-a-joke-dont-be-fooled-by-biased-polls-vote-for-republicans- Major Halloween celebration scheduled in downtown Hendersonville on Oct. 31 https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7975-major-halloween-celebration-scheduled-in-downtown-hendersonville-on-oct-31 From Staff Reports

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. —The annual Treat Street Carnival will be held in downtown Hendersonville on Oct. 31.

Event details are as follows:

• Time: 2-5

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:09:09 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7975-major-halloween-celebration-scheduled-in-downtown-hendersonville-on-oct-31 Mid-term elections to be held Nov. 3 https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7974-mid-term-elections-to-be-held-nov-3 From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Nov. 3 midterm elections present a comprehensive ballot for voters in Asheville and Buncombe County, featuring key federal, state and local leadership contests alongside major local bond referenda and state constitutional amendments.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:08:16 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7974-mid-term-elections-to-be-held-nov-3 $13.85M in FEMA funding approved for Lake Lure, Rutherfordton and Polk County https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7973-1385m-in-fema-funding-approved-for-lake-lure-rutherfordton-and-polk-county From Staff Reports 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Tim Moore on Oct. 22 announced the approval of $13,851,577.47 in federal FEMA disaster funding for Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects across Lake Lure, Rutherfordton and Polk County.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:06:49 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7973-1385m-in-fema-funding-approved-for-lake-lure-rutherfordton-and-polk-county Basilica of St. Lawrence celebrates reopening on Oct. 10 after restoration https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7972-basilica-of-st-lawrence-celebrates-reopening-on-oct-10-after-restoration From Staff Reports  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. —The Basilica of St. Lawrence in downtown Asheville celebrated its reopening on Oct. 10, after completing Phase I of its major restoration project. 

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:05:35 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7972-basilica-of-st-lawrence-celebrates-reopening-on-oct-10-after-restoration Vance pushes ‘America First’ agenda; endorses local GOP ‘warriors’ Balkcom and Whatley. ... https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7971-vance-pushes-america-first-agenda-endorses-local-gop-warriors-balkcom-and-whatley-vice-president-boosts-midterm-candidates-announces-federal-disaster-relief-during-campaign-rally-in-hendersonville-warehouse From Staff Reports 

HENDERSONVILLE N.C.— U.S. Vice President JD Vance led a campaign rally at Hyder Warehouse at 142 Chestnut Gap Road in Hendersonville on Oct. 19 to support Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections.

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:02:38 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7971-vance-pushes-america-first-agenda-endorses-local-gop-warriors-balkcom-and-whatley-vice-president-boosts-midterm-candidates-announces-federal-disaster-relief-during-campaign-rally-in-hendersonville-warehouse A day after VP’s rally, Ager holds Hendersonville campaign event https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7970-a-day-after-vps-rally-ager-holds-hendersonville-campaign-event- From Staff Reports 

HENDERSONVILLE N.C. — Just a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance appeared in Hendersonville to boost the campaign of U.S. House candidate Jennifer Balkcom, her rival Democratic congressional nominee Jamie Ager

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:01:17 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7970-a-day-after-vps-rally-ager-holds-hendersonville-campaign-event- N.C. fish hatchery loses 70% of fish because of heat https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7969-nc-fish-hatchery-loses-70-of-fish-because-of-heat From Staff Reports

MARION, N.C. — The Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County lost an estimated 70 percent of its fish population — roughly 100,000 trout — due to a combination of severe summer heat waves,

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:00:01 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7969-nc-fish-hatchery-loses-70-of-fish-because-of-heat $4.8M Taylor’s Wave officially opens on French Broad River in Woodfin https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7968-48m-taylors-wave-officially-opens-on-french-broad-river-in-woodfin From Staff Reports

WOODFIN, N.C. — Taylor’s Wave is officially open on the French Broad River in Woodfin.

Following is an overview along with location information:

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]]> john@ashevilledailyplanet.com (John North) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:58:46 GMT https://www.ashevilledailyplanet.com/news/7968-48m-taylors-wave-officially-opens-on-french-broad-river-in-woodfin