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• ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ film to be screened 3 times Dec. 12 at Newberry Opera House

  Created: Sunday, 08 December 2024 23:46

  From Staff Reports NEWBERRY, S.C. — The film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, will be screened three times — at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. — Dec. 12 at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 ...

• Flat Rock Playhouse’s Christmas show to entertain through Dec. 21

  Created: Sunday, 08 December 2024 23:45

  From Staff Reports  FLAT ROCK —The annual holiday show â€œA Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 on the mainstage at Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, here. Performances of the show ...

• John Legend’s Christmas show to celebrate holidays Dec. 16 at Greenville venue

  Created: Sunday, 08 December 2024 23:44

  From Staff Reports GREENVILLE, S.C. —  John Legend, billed as a “soul and R&B icon,” will perform in a concert featuring holiday songs from his “Legendary Christmas” album, along with Billboard-charting hits from h...

• Dems sweep elections in Buncombe, Asheville. Edwards thrashes Duncan to win commissioners’ chair.

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:35

  From Staff Reports  As Democrats, once again, won all of the contested seats in Buncombe County and Asheville in the Nov. 5 general election, in perhaps the most-watched race, Democrat Amanda Edwards won 60.8 percent of the vote to wallop her unaffi...

• Holiday Jamboree set Nov. 23 in downtown Asheville, replacing annual Holiday Parade

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:34

  From Staff Reports  This year, Asheville’s Annual Holiday Parade “will take on a fresh twist as it transforms into a vibrant Holiday Jamboree” in Pack Square Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 23, according to a Nov. 11 press releas...

• I-40 expected to be open to drivers by New Year’s Day

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:32

  From Staff Reports  WAYNESVILLE — Interstate 40 in Haywood County (between here and the Tennessee state line) may reopen by New Year’s Day, although travel through the Pigeon River Gorge “will be a bit slower than usual,” a...

• Asheville officials hopeful that boil water notice can be lifted by Nov. 19

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:29

  From Staff Reports  City of Asheville officials were estimating on Nov. 15 that the boil water notice will be able to be lifted by Nov. 19 as a result of reduced turbidity levels in the North Fork Reservoir and the capacity to push treated wate...

• 2 incumbents, 1 newcomer snag Asheville council seats

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:28

  From Staff Reports  In a six-candidate race for three open seats on Asheville City Council on Nov. 5, the winners were (in vote order) incumbents Sage Turner and Kim Roney and newcomer Bo Hess. The top vote-getter, Turner, 46, is a finance and proj...

• 4 win Buncombe school board seats

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:27

  From Staff Reports  Four camdidates were elected Nov. 5 to seats on the Buncombe County Board of Education.  In the battle for the at-large seat, Democrat newcomer Charles Martin won with 51,377 votes, or 51.01 percent, while GOP incombent Gle...

• 3 elected to Asheville school board

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:26

  From Staff Reports  Three of the four candidates for the Asheville City Board of Edication won seats on the board in the Nov. 5 general election.  The top vote-getter was Pepi Acebo with 14,796 votes, 27.58 percent. Placing second in the race...

• Asheville’s mayor named to Stein’s transition team

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:25

  From Staff Reports  Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer will join the leadership team guiding the transition of North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein, Manheimer noted in a Nov. 7 press release. Specifically, the release stated the following: â€...

• GOP sweeps elections in Henderson Co., winning every contested seat

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:22

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — Republican candidates swept all of the contested seats in historically conservative Henderson County in the Nov. 5 general election. As a result of the strong, straight-party GOP vote, the party accomplis...

• The Fitzgerald (new event venue) in downtown Tryon? Bedazzling

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:21

  From Staff Reports  TRYON — An invitation-only showcase event held early evening Nov. 13 to allow guests to view — and experience — what is billed as “Tryon’s newest event venue,” The Fitzgerald, drew dozens o...

• Daycare center must close Dec. 31, as church shifts focus to homeless people

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:20

  From Staff Reports  EAST FLAT ROCK— The announcement by Hope United Methodist Church of its intention to evict a daycare center that leases its space has “dismayed” leaders of the center, the Hendersonville Lightning reported on N...

• Daily Planet’s Hendersonville edition debuts with this issue

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:18

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — Based on reader and advertiser demand, the Daily Planet, beginning with this issue, has launched a Hendersonville print edition of its biweekly (every other Wednesday) newspaper.  The Asheville editi...

• Hendersonville council becomes all-female

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:16

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — Hendersonville City Council became all-female on Nov. 5 when newcomer Gina Baxter, with 47 percent of the vote, joined incumbents Jennifer Hensley and Lyndsey Simpson in election victories. More specifica...

• Hendersonville police chief elected 4th VP of international group

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:15

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE —  Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand recently was elected as the fourth vice president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, according to a City of Hendersonville press release. ...

• Republican Men’s Club celebrates Trump’s landslide win

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:14

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com  HENDERSONVILLE — The Henderson County Republican Men’s Club celebrated the Nov. 5 election of former President Donald Trump to the U.S presidency — along with other GOP election succ...

• Trump wins presidency in landslide over Harris

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:11

  From Staff Reports WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, a Republican, on Nov. 5 rolled to a landslide — and upset – victory in his bid for the presidency over Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic opp...

• Democrat Josh Stein rolls to easy win to become N.C.’s 1st Jewish governor

  Created: Saturday, 23 November 2024 14:10

  From Staff Reports RALEIGH – State Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, on Nov. 5 easily won in his bid to be the next governor of North Carolina, topping his embattled Republican opponent Mark Robinson. Stein’s victory will make is th...