Candler News

The Biofuels Center of North Carolina gave a $766,000 grant to study the viability of canola as biofuel crop in WNC.

Photo by Caitlin Byrd Buncombe County commissioners unanimously approved offering an undisclosed company $18.38 million in economic incentives May 14.

In recent weeks, the Buncombe County commissioners had debated stringent standards that would have limited nonprofits' ability to request county funding for years to come.

When Candler resident Richard Boyum, 67, fell off a ladder in January and broke his ankle, he didn't price shop for a hospital.

Veto Omar Martin, 34, of Needles Lane, was charged Wednesday with trafficking in cocaine and resisting public officers, according to warrants at the Buncombe County magistrate's office.

Candler resident Jerry Rice held up a list of nonprofits requesting money from the county with a big red "X," urging commissioners to reject funding them.

In addition to considering the county's nonprofit funding policy , Buncombe Commissioners will hear updates from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Asheville Regional Airport when they meet May 7. The meeting will include a public hearing on the NCDOT's plans for secondary roads construction in Buncombe County.

Eric Lee Worley, 31, of Walt Drive, was charged Monday with three counts of breaking and entering and larceny and one count of felony larceny, according to warrants at the Buncombe County magistrate's office.

You don't have to spend a fortune to make your backyard an enticing place for kids.

A Candler man whose child pornography collection included more than 4,000 photographs and videos was sentenced to 36 years in federal prison.

The future bride is a nursing student at Asheville Buncombe Technical College. The future groom is employed by the Biltmore Estate.

Buncombe County deputies charged a Candler woman with trafficking in opium. Amanda Brooke Anderson, 24, of Enka Lake Road, also was charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery, according to arrest warrants.

Two teenagers have been charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy and kidnapping.

Michael R. Morton, CEO of Carolina Farm Credit, is pleased to announce that Leisa Hefner recently joined the Carolina Farm Credit team as a Loan Assistant/Service Center Coordinator for the Waynesville service center.

True story: I made a state senator run out of gas last week. On Thursday I talked to State Sen.