Enka News

It is not surprising that there is so little literature to be found about Thomas Joshua Harkins, one of this region's most prominent figures, for he was a Mason, keeping himself in the background.

Neighbors are rallying around a woman and her son who lost their home to fire this week.

An Enka-Candler firefighter made two trips to Mission Hospital Monday after suffering smoke inhalation in a fire, then getting pinned between vehicles in an icy accident on Interstate 40.

A passing vehicle struck two firefighters responding to an accident on westbound Interstate 40 near the intersection of I-240, according to fire officials.

Mary Frances DeWeese was honored as a Golden Sister, the designation given to a 50-year member of Alpha Delta Kappa.

A Buncombe County school bus was rear ended while carrying students home today. No one was injured.

Christmas Jam fans braved the cold weather Friday morning to help fulfill Nitza Llanos' dream of providing a better home for her three sons.

He has helped to create some of the most successful agriculture projects in North Carolina and has brought over $2 million in grants to the state.

Western North Carolina residents gained a little traction Thursday in cleaning up after heavy rain and high winds toppled countless trees across the region, but hundreds of customers remained without electricity.

Firefighters weren't sure what sparked a blaze Wednesday evening in the basement of a Candler home.

A number of roads in Buncombe County, mostly in the Alexander, Enka and Leicester areas, are closed because of downed trees following heavy rain and wind.

The Every School, Every Week page will appear in Monday's newspaper through the end of the month.

Every year, the federal government funnels some $3 million in Housing and Urban Development funds to Asheville and surrounding areas to develop affordable housing.

Sen. Martin Nesbitt has no doubts that the federal stimulus funds saved the state of North Carolina from an economic meltdown last spring.

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Walk Wise walk though Patton Park will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec.

Eight months ago, the N.C. Court of Appeals struck down Buncombe County's 2007 zoning ordinance on technical grounds, saying that the county hadn't properly notified the public and that the county Planning Board hadn't had sufficient time to consider the sweeping changes.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state.

After a tense public hearing that saw one person thrown out of the chambers, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners reinstated countywide zoning in a 4-1 vote.

It's been an eventful year at AB-Tech. Not long after Betty Young ended her brief and controversial tenure as president by announcing her resignation in March.

Buncombe County Public Libraries Enka Book Club: Rebecca Tuesday, December 1 7pm Enka-Candler Library 1401 Sandhill Road 250-4758 The book to be discussed is "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.