Woodfin News

As one approaches the City of Asheville on Merrimon Avenue from Woodfin, a sign appears listing sister cities from around the world.

Police say a Barnardsville man was arrested after leading officers on a chase. Christopher Kevin Robinson, 35, of Christi Lane, was charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, according to a warrant served this morning.

Police charged two Weaverville men with trafficking in morphine after stopping their vehicle on Interstate 26 in Woodfin.

A divisive measure gets shot down -- as it looks like Swannanoa will not become Western North Carolina's newest town.

AvL Technologies , a real success story on the Asheville manufacturing scene, plans to consolidate its offices and facilities in the Reynolds Village development in Woodfin, the Weaverville Tribune is reporting.

After a heated campaign over the future of their community, Swannanoa voters decided Tuesday overwhelmingly against forming a new town with new taxes.

I've listened to arguments from both sides of the issues in the debate over incorporation in Swannanoa.

Police say they caught a Candler woman using the identifying information of another woman to make a financial transaction.

The Transit Master Plan, developed with the help of an outside consultant, a long list of stake holders and a series of public-input sessions, was adopted by Asheville City Council at its Oct.

Old men lust after war; young men court it. It's the same impulse born of opposite origins - " that of those who needn't fear having to actually encounter war and those who wish to.

ASHEVILLE City police are investigating a rash of armed robberies since Thursday, including a bank robbery Friday afternoon.

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Despite protests from some residents over tax increases and lack of representation, Weaverville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to annex 279 pieces of property to the south, growing the town by 612 people.

Deputies arrested a Buncombe County man on charges he shot a neighbor's dog, splattering blood on a 4-year-old boy standing near the family pet.

When Council member Robin Cape was elected four years ago, I was upset. I couldn't understand how Asheville could elect someone with her radical ideas about energy, the environment and a paternalistic model of government.

I am so relieved that the ban on the tethering of dogs was approved by Asheville City Council.

Residents speaking at a public hearing Thursday were split between outrage and pragmatism over an involuntary annexation proposed by Weaverville.

The life of conservationist John Muir is recalled in the one-man show 'Conversations with a Tramp,' starring Lee Stetson at 7 tonight at the Crest Pavilion in Woodfin, presented by the Western North Carolina Alliance.

Kim Williams wasn't planning to change her life when she woke up one day in January 2007.

We have a wealth of highly qualified candidates running in this year's City Council election.