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• Letters to the Editor: Aug. 15, 2020

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:33

  Will Asheville be the next lawless wasteland in U.S.? I see that the enlightened City Council of Asheville has voted to limit police funding. I feverently hope that Asheville is not going down the same route as Seattle, Sacramento, San Francisco, Minnea...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: Apocalypse, Now: In cultural cleaning era, book-burnings surely will be next. Will '1984" and 'Brave New World" top the list?

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:32

  As statues all over the United States are being destroyed or desecrated, churches vanadalized, Bibles burned and on and on and on, we ask ourselves, what possibly could be next? Certainly, it is well-documented that past efforts to seize power, erase his...

• Red menace in the mountains: Beware!

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:30

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   I was half-listening to local TV news when Rex Hodge came on: “Fire ants are making their mark in the Great Smokies, in national forests…anywhere the soil is disturbed and there’s sun...

• THE CANDID CONSERVATIVE: Illiberal liberals and other weird dangers

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:27

   â€œSafety saves sickness, suffering, and sadness.” — Early 1900s slogan   By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet   The problem America is becoming unsafe. Current expanding jeopardies include our health, ec...

• Departing councilman offers his final comments on 3-month budget, etc.

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:26

  EDITOR’S NOTE: The following commentary, headlined “Budget meeting remarks” by departing Asheville City Councilman Vijay Kapoor, was emailed to the Daily Planet — and others, including city officials — on July 30.  �...

• Henderson County to celebrate apple harvest over long Labor Day Weekend

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:24

  From Staff Reports    HENDERSONVILLE — Orchard Trail Days will be held during the Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-7) to launch the 2020 apple harvest season. The season begins in late August and runs through mid-November.  During the w...

• Airport panel completes purchase of Broadmoor, keeping it as golf course

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:23

  From Staff Reports    FLETCHER — The Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority recently finalized its purchase of Broadmoor Golf Links at 101 French Broad Lane. In addition, the GARAA executed a management agreement with DreamCatche...

• Super ‘60s band juices up a hot summer evening: ‘60s revolution in music still a big draw for fans of all ages

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:22

  From Staff Reports  MILLS RIVER. — Despite COVID-19 restrictions that included face masks and social distancing, the Super ‘60s band drew several hundreds of fans to an early-evening outdoor concert on Aug. 1 at Bold Rock Hard Cider h...

• COVID-19 safety concerns trigger sudden cancelation of concerts in Fountain Inn

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:21

  From Staff Reports  FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — The Sounds of Summer weekly concert series suddenly was cancelled by the City of Fountain Inn, effective just before the Aug. 7 concert that was to feature the Vinyl Junkies band, as the city cited saf...

• The Advice Goddess: Wail Watching....

  Created: Monday, 17 August 2020 11:16

  By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist My roommate just found out her ex-fiance is terminally ill and is likely to pass away soon. Though they had a weird relationship, I can tell she’s taking it pretty hard. I really want to be supportive, but I ho...

• New reading initiative launched to reach Asheville youth via meal distribution sites

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:12

  From Staff Reports With nearly $10,000 in grant funding secured by UNC Asheville faculty members Tiece Ruffin and Agya Boakye-Boaten, a new reading initiative is being launched this summer. The initiative, “Relevant, Responsive & Fun Family L...

• Public pushes for reparations by Buncombe

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:10

  From Staff Reports Following Asheville City Council’s 7-0 vote on July 14 to give reparations to black residents, members of the public reportedly are putting pressure on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to join the city in the historic ...

• Mayor says layoffs loom if no federal help

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:09

  From Staff Reports Layoffs could be looming for those who work for the city of Asheville, Mayor Esther Manheimer said during a conference call with five other North Carolina mayors on July 21, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported later Ju...

• Asheville’s Pack Square gets a new look: Black Lives Matter mural? A collective effort downtown

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:07

  From Staff Reports Asheville’s Black Lives Matter mural, touted as “dynamic” by its backers, was installed from North Pack Square to South Pack Square in the area widely considered to be the heart of downtown on July 19. The effort wa...

• Buncombe schools to go mostly remote

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:06

  From Staff Reports The Buncombe County Schools’ Board of Education — at a special called board meeting on July 28 — voted to implement an enhanced version of Return to Learn Plan B as an updated plan for a return to school on Aug. 17...

• Asheville schools to resume classes with remote model

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:05

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Schools’ officials announced on July 23 that they will begin the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 17 with at-home, remote learning for at least nine weeks for K-12 grades, according to a news release. Originally, ACS ...

• Henderson schools to go with fully remote model

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:05

  From Staff Reports HENDERSONVILLE — Following a 6-1 vote on July 20 by the Henderson County Board of Education, the county’s public schools will begin the school year on Aug. 17 under a fully-remote learning model, This currently applies to...

• COVID-19 fears trigger limiting of alcohol sales

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:04

  From Staff Reports RALEIGH — Given that actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 are beginning to have impact, Gov. Roy Cooper announced July 28 that he is “doubling down on prevention measures” with Executive Order 153 stopping the sale...

• Asheville, Buncombe report 250 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations set record

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:03

  From Staff Reports Record Bumncombe County coronavirus hopitalizations — once again — were reported at Asheville-based Mission Hospital during the week of July 19-25. In addition, 250 new cases were identified in residents during that peri...

• Kapoor urged to quit early to allow voters to pick successor

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2020 15:02

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Councilman Vijay Kapoor has said he will resign on Aug. 8, but if he resigned a few days earlier, it would — possibly — allow the voters an opportunity to chose a successor to fill his unexpired terms inste...