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• Flat Rock Playhouse unveils its return with two fall indoor shows

  Created: Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:21

  From Staff Reports    FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Playhouse recently announced that it is returning to the stage this fall for two indoor performances. Specifically, the FRP noted that it will offer “Autumn at the Opry” from Oct....

• Christian comedian Jeff Allen to perform Sept 16.

  Created: Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:20

  From Staff Reports    FRANKLIN — Christian comedian Jeff Allen, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, is touted by the SMCPA as “a favorite with families of every generation a...

• UNCA welcomes 5 new board of trustees members

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 16:18

  From Staff Reports The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees announced Sept. 3 that it welcomed five new members at its August meeting. The new members included Duke Energy State President Stephen G. De May; American Medical Association Immediate Past Preside...

• Mission COVID cases near record: In a surge surprise, 22 coronavirus cases reported in 1st week of classes at Asheville City Schools

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 16:14

  From Staff Reports  Mission Hospital in Asheville reported that is had 104 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on Aug. 26, a recent surge that, if it continues, could top Mission’s record of 140 coronavirus patients on Jan. 5, which, heretofo...

• DA to scrutinize tasing of black man by white cop: Policies followed, no wrongdoing, FOP chief says, but fears DA facing election may stiff police to win votes

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 16:11

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com    WOODFIN — A black man is facing more than a half-dozen charges following an altercation with white Woodfin police officers, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Aug. 26....

• City Council OKs largest new downtown building... and 6-story RAD development

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 16:09

  From Staff Reports  In a narrow 4-3 vote, Asheville City Council on Aug. 24 approved the expansion of a hotel that a historian claims will be the biggest new building in downtown Asheville. The vote will allow the Four Points Sheraton at 22 Woodfin...

• Letters to the Editor: Sept. 01-14, 2021

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:48

  ‘Wackadoodle?’ A citizen fires back: Boyle’s column is â€˜a slanderous rant’ EDITOR’S NOTE: John Boyle, a columnist and reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, rece...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: CIBO’s resolution of support for APD? It was courageous

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:46

  We applaud the courage and leadership of the Council of Independent Owners for the unanimous vote of its membership on Aug. 20 to approve a resolution in support of the Asheville Police Department, which is suffering a staffing crisis following 90 resigna...

• On Team USA: Give Nancy Pelosia a gold medal!

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:45

  By BILL PRESS Syndicated Columnist   Even without crowds in the stands, it’s still exciting to watch the Summer Olympics.  Despite disappointments like in women’s gymnastics, at least we’ve seen intense competition. ...

• The Candid Conservative: Feel like Alice in Wonderland?

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:43

  “A cultivated and decent man cannot be vain without setting a fearfully high standard for himself.”  – Fyodor Dostoevsky By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet If you’re an American in the summer of 2021, ...

• Imagine no big cities ....

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:41

  By DENNIS PRAGER Syndicated Columnist Remember John Lennon’s silly song, “Imagine”? Well, here’s my (much shorter) version. Imagine if some of the biggest cities in America seceded from their states.  Imagine Illinois...

• Celebrate the heroes who warned us that Afghanistan would be a disaster

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:39

  By TED RALL Syndicated Columnist Thousands of dead Americans, tens of thousands of dead Afghans, $2 trillion down the toilet, a Taliban victory that leaves America’s international reputation in shambles.  This disaster didn’t happen ...

• Buncombe’s COVID-19 case load still rising: Unvaccinated people 3.5 times more likely to get coronavirus, health chief says

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:36

  From Staff Reports Buncombe County’s positive COVID-19 cases continue to grow, with 312 cases per week per 100,000, up from 261 last week, according to Buncombe Public Health Director Stacie Saunders. She provided her periodic coronavirus communi...

• Buncombe declares state of emergency, requires masks indoors

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:35

  From Staff Reports  The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners — at its Aug. 18 emergency meeting — declared a Local State of Emergency, requiring residents and visitors in any indoor spaces in public spaces to maximize protection from...

• COVID-19 case counts still surging in Henderson

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:33

  From Staff Reports HENDERSONVILLE — Henderson County’s COVID-19 cases confirmed in the last 14 days is nearing 1,000 — for the second consecutive week, according to the Hendersonville Times-News. New coronavirus cases reported in th...

• Haywood cleaning up after deadly flood

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:32

  From Staff Reports   CANTON — Haywood County is continuing to clean up and recover following deadly flooding from Tropic Depression Fred that swept through the area Aug. 18. Five people died from the flooding and one is still missing, as of...

• Rep. Cawthorn’s communications chief takes job with Indiana congresswoman

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:31

  From Staff Reports  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Micah Bock, the communications director for U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, is “transitioning” to a new job in the same role for Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, Bock noted in a...

• Woodfin Police Department’s press release on Barker incident

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:30

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the Woodfin Police Department’s press release, posted on Facebook, regarding the incident involving Jonathan Barker. • “On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at approximately 2:54 PM, a call was received by B...

• St. James Episcopal welcomes new rector

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:29

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — St. James Episcopal Church will welcome its new lead pastor just in time for Hendersonville’s biggest weekend of the year, the church announced in a press release. “The church’s vestry...

• Columnist pushes ‘narrative’ over news, trashes police, FOP chief says in reply to Aug. 29 Answer Man column

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2021 15:28

  From Staff Reports Following the publication of a column Aug. 29 by John Boyle in the Asheville City Tmes headlined “In Woodfin stun gun incident, what do you see!” the Daily Planet contacted Rondell Lance, president of the local chapter of t...