Fletcher News

BY KEN LITTLE STAFF WRITER Two would-be Good Samaritans were victimized by robbers who stole their money at gunpoint about 6 p.m. Saturday in the 12000 block of Asheville Highway, sheriff's deputies said.

Safe Kids Day, a national event designated as "A Day to Celebrate Children and Save Lives," will be held locally 9 a.m.-noon May 18 in the parking lot of the Clarion Inn, 550 Airport Road.

PUBLIC ART TRANSFORMS ASHEVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL "This mural will transform our school, and bring beauty to students who need this inspiration the most," says Dr.

The winners of the Governor's Award were commemorated with a picture after receiving their awards.

A man who recently had been in trouble with the law shot and killed his estranged wife and her parents with a high-powered rifle Wednesday evening outside a home on Piney Ridge Drive, the Sheriff's Office said.

Katie Callahan, Erin Leatherwood, and Joy Dunavant taste a variety of beers during the 2nd annual Beer City Festival at Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville in 2011.

This weekend's Cinco de Mayo Rodeo & Festival has been rescheduled to next Sunday, May 12th due to weather.

Moore, 73, from Barrackville, W. Va., was only 5 years old when Sullivan was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart medal, after he was killed in combat during World War II in the Philippines.

From All-States Medical Supply: FLETCHER, NC - May 2, 2013. All-States Medical Supply's staff is more than doubling in size in the next two months to meet the demands of a recently awarded Medicare contract.

Owen Middle School in Swannanoa and Cane Creek Middle School in Fletcher were the first recipients of the Reading Riding and Retrofit: NC Green Schools Recognition, a state level program designed to encourage, support and recognize NC schools who are "growing green!" These two schools will be awarded their plagues at the Buncombe County School ... (more)

Niki Posten found the ideal architect for her minimalist masterpiece of a home by way of a car dealership in Fletcher.