America has always been a country on the move. Across the ocean, across the continent, and, for decades after the frontier officially closed, Americans have moved away from (and often…
Greensboro News & Record reports the Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority voted temporarily shelve the new name—Central North Carolina International Airport—until a study has been completed with adequate public input.…
Henderson County Commissioner Grady Hawkins wants to opt out of the Land of Sky Regional Council. He views the regional planning agency’s work as just sitting around the table writing…
Roll over, Spot, and wait for the government to drop a job on your doorstep. Adding value to natural resources for trade at a profit is such a laughable excuse…
TSW has a plan for the seven westernmost counties in the state. They promise it will be more refined before the open house planned for Murphy on April 24. The…
The strategy to divide and conquer the proposed regional water authority for Buncombe and Henderson counties appears to be to convince each affected board that it would be underrepresented.
The N&R follows up with the question surrounding Gov. Pat McCrory’s plan for a state economic development group: Economic development in North Carolina now involves a series of local, regional…
HPE report on the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation’s never-ending financial troubles. Look who’s all broken up over the situation: But the frustration about securing another long-term source of financing…
GroWNC is asking Haywood County, “Where are you going, for I am your leader?” Actually, it’s a ruse, because visioning sessions always conclude the same things. Facilitators have ways of…
The Transylvania County Commissioners received a presentation by citizens challenging its involvement in GroWNC. Henderson County recently opted out following a report from their liaison that the program was “rigged,…
Once every couple of years, one stumbles upon a brilliant newspaper article This one, by Gary Glancy of BlueRidgeNow.com, illustrates the tangible change in ambiance across the Buncombe-Henderson County line.…
Journalist Nelda Holder interviewed Representative Tim Moffitt recently to attempt to get a grip on why he wanted to wrest the water system from the City of Asheville. When the…