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26-05-2025
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Where can you swim on Memorial Day? Here are Asheville and Buncombe pool openings.
ASHEVILLE - The city's and Buncombe County's public pools opened for summer over the Memorial Day weekend. Of the city's three pools, only one will be open for the season. Where can you swim this Memorial Day? Here are Asheville and Buncombe pool openings. While the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center pool opened May 24, along with the county's five outdoor pools, the Malvern Hills Park pool remains shuttered following last year's closure. Recreation Park pool, which sits along the Swannanoa River, was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene and also remains closed. The city plans to begin the design process to rebuild parks and recreation spaces along Azalea and Gashes Creek roads, including Recreation Park, later in May. The city has said previously it expects the "catastrophic damage" at the park, including the pool, may be largely covered by federal funds. Opened in 2023, the outdoor pool at Grant Southside Center off Depot Street features a toddler play zone, lounge deck, picnic tables, restrooms and changing rooms. The pool was built after the city closed the 1947 segregation-era Walton Street Pool in 2021, a beloved community fixture in Southside that faced costly mechanical and structural problems. Admission is $3 per person per day. For the 2025 season, regular pool hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday through Friday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday; and 12-7 p.m. on Sunday, though hours may vary due to weather or special events. Dates are May 24-Sept. 1 (weekends only before June 7 and after August 17) Swim Club Management Group manages all city pools and the splash pad and will oversee maintenance, hiring staff and daily operations. Learn more at The county has five outdoor community pools: Cane Creek, Hominy Valley, North Buncombe, Erwin and Owen. Admission is $4 per person per day. Pools will be open seven days a week from June 10 to Aug. 10. From May 24 to June 10, pools will be closed on weekdays while school is in session, except for Memorial Day, May 26, when all pool will be open. General pool hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday; 1-6 p.m. on Sunday; and 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Extended hours are offered at Cane Creek, Erwin and Hominy Valley on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Learn more at In 2024, the Southside United Neighborhood Association organized a steering committee and partnered with the city to collaborate on a community driven engagement process focused on revisioning the historic pool area through adaptive reuse. The timeline was impacted by Helene, but the committee has since restarted the process. An online survey seeking input is open through May 31 at Walton Street Park and pool was designated a local historic landmark in 2022 and added to the National Register of Historic Places. After Malvern Hills Park pool's closure, neighbors rallied around the 90-year-old pool, advocating for it to be funded as part of the $20 million parks and recreation bond referendum, which passed in November. A new aquatics facility was identified as a priority in the Recreate Asheville 10-year Plan. In an April presentation from interim Assistant City Manager Jade Dundas, the pool's design and construction was listed among GO Bond projects at $325,000 and $2.5 million, respectively. The city posted a Request for Qualifications seeking firms to help design the new pool in February. Parks and Recreation spokesperson Christo Bubenik said May 12 that the city's approval of a design contract is scheduled for May 27. Other bond-funded parks and recreation improvements could include the architectural conservation and repurposing of Walton Street Park's bathhouse and pool. Asheville Parks and Recreation will host water events throughout the summer, including river snorkeling, toddler programs, water aerobics and splash days at various city parks. The city also operates a free public splash pad in Pack Square Park daily. Find more information here: More: Asheville considers property tax increase amid $10M funding gap; What about pay raises? More: Asheville seeks design team to help rebuild Helene-damaged French Broad riverfront parks Sarah Honosky is the city government reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. News Tips? Email shonosky@ or message on Twitter at @slho This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Where can you swim on Memorial Day? Here are Asheville and Buncombe pool openings.
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25-05-2025
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Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for May 1-10
Sales filed in Buncombe County for May 1-10: 4 Dundee St., $520,000, Bana Haffar to Black Trim LLC 50 Green Hill Ave., $85,000, Mountain Meadows Rentals LLC to 2020 Builders LLC 21 Johnson Drive, $175,000, Amarx Construction LLC to Domo Construction and Development LLC 0.06 acres on Dundee Street, $520,000, Bana Haffar to Black Trim LLC 120 Olney Road, $777,500, Crawford Living Trust to Philip E Coyle 74 Lakeside Drive, $400,000, Emily W Bangham to Amanda Grace Hartley 8 Trotter Place, $331,500, Donald Ray Kemp and Jason E Kemp to Pia Arrendell 305 Piney Mountain Drive, Unit B4, $286,000, Douglas A Player and Dianne R Player to Gordon E Bajema 14 Pebble Creek Drive, $228,000, Joseph R Quinlan to Gwen H Colley 38 Crestview St., $420,000, Little Bright Spot LLC to William Jackson Talton 85 Peachtree Road, $700,000, 85 Peachtree LLC to Lauren C Graham 12 Whitson Road, $72,500, Thomsland Incorporated to Duck Nest LLC 10 Whitson Road, $72,500, Thomsland Incorporated to Duck Nest LLC 5 Townview Drive, $294,000, Shari Cochran (le) to Amber King 8 Toxaway St., $451,000, Jayme D Jackson and Etiska B Jackson to Jon P Moseley 152 Sulphur Springs Road, $428,000, Kalon Sloan Trust to Emily Glaser 123 Edwin Place, $1,285,000, Ashkat Realty LLC to John Cline 4 Birdhouse Row, $170,000, Little Crow Ventures, LLC to John Micheal Mefford 4 Jan Drive, $505,000, Arthur K Simmons and Annette Simmons to Richard Bowers 38 Mount Clare Ave., $560,000, Charles Theodore Rivkin and Valerie Sue Semer to James Frederick Anheuser 637 Appeldoorn Circle, $260,000, Eric Sootin to Phillip Haynie 109 Thistle Knoll Court, $445,000, Eliberto Lopez-Briones and Melissa Briones to Lindsay Barrasse 6 Park Ave., $448,000, William L Cummings and Mayra S Cummings to Karen L Amendola 120 Braeside Circle, $1,900,000, James C Patrick and Carrie Patrick to Adam Zivony 14 Legend Drive, $1,850,000, MSMM Enterprises LLC to Living Grace Church Asheville Inc 22 Broadview Ave., $365,000, Erin Hunt to Jaime Levine 24 Sunset Drive, $880,000, Julie Levengood and Noel Swartz to Pfister Trust 45 Wild Cherry Road, $1,150,000, Michael Mukunda Pacifici and Sara Sheppard Pacifici to Megan W Shook 65 Allen St., $594,500, Persistent Bee LLC to Nicholas Brandon Vinez 68 Park Ave., $740,000, Ronald L. Godbold to Charles E Malloy 530 Hendersonville Road, $775,000, Bills Properties LLC to Sine Qua Non LLC 11 Crestwood Lane, $3,000, Kenneth N Hamlin and Patricia L Davis Hamlin to Kenneth N Hamlin 0.19 acres on Stoner View Road, $75,000, Full Blume Properties LLC to Northbound Property Group LLC 308 Emma Road, $635,000, Matthew Blake Meadows and Edward Ray Meadows to Kaylin Szymanski Halsell 161 Hudson St., $910,000, Benjamin Letcher Yopp and Tiffany Twitty Yopp to James Bannigan McDade 316 E Sondley Drive, $1,030,000, Mark Joseph Still Revocable Trust to Talli C Roberts-Early 57 Craggy Ave., $451,000, Eric J Velez to Suzanne H Lowe 615 Biltmore Ave., Unit R2, $420,000, Susan M Rogers Revocable Trust and Rebecca J Neal Revocable Trust to Valerie S Semer 12 Weaver Hill Road, $137,000, Helmsman Homes LLC to FTF REO LLC 62 Clarendon Road, $490,000, Kenneth L Larsen and Helen J Larsen to Jacquelyn June Kuhn 9 Ballantree Drive, $745,000, Richard H Dunham and Keith E Marlowe to Callie Pederson 119 Carroll Ave., $232,000, Patricia McCurry (le) to Presandjon LLC 8 Stony Ridge, $893,000, Meridith Miller and Constance J Kaplan to Susan J Cohen 146 Smokey Park Highway, $995,000, John M Zboyovski and Cynthia J Zboyovski to EC Developments II LLC 378 E Sondley Drive, $642,000, C Pamela Danforth to Katelyn Owensby 142 Cedar Forest Trail, $155,000, Katherine L Whitaker to Riverworth Investment Properties LLC 107 Hesperus Lane, $938,000, Sarat Ganga and Ankita Desai to Adam Brown Revocable Trust 52 King St., $530,000, Michael Minaudo to Brian Keith Ketchem 14 Chantilly Drive, $1,300,000, James J Mitchell and Lou E Mitchell to Michael S Feldman 0.45 acres on Smokey Park Highway, $995,000, John M Zboyovski and Cynthia J Zboyovski to EC Developments II LLC 48 Stratford Road, $970,000, George Michael Dewalder to Alexander Blake Krasne 9 Hillview Road, $339,000, Nicholas Banks to Ricardo Rozands 131 Old Charlotte Highway, $180,000, Asheville Board Alcholic Control to 131 OCH LLC 425 Appeldoorn Circle, $244,000, Lance J Holm to John Bushore 88 Ivy Hill Road, $52,000, Royce D Metcalf to Gary Robinson 7 Stuyvesant Road, $5,000,000, Stuyvesant Investments LLC to Michael Jon Emerson 28 Cedarcliff Road, $2,600,000, Angela S Weilbaecher and Derek Weilbaecher to Dorothy Ruth Smith 373 Vanderbilt Road, $2,035,000, Mary G MacQueen Trust Mary G MacQueen (trustee) to Bennett Lewis 309 Golden Sun Road, $408,500, Windsor Built Homes Inc to Mark A Bellows 212 Slade Lane, $408,000, Windsor Built Homes Inc to David Benjamin Lovelace 11 Fay Jones Lane, $650,000, 11 Fay Jones Lane LLC to Kimberly Anne Hey Revocable Trust 6 Gold Leaf Walk Way, $601,000, James A Full and Courtney Cagney Halcomb to Chrisanne Hensley 116 W View Ave., $520,000, Todd C Justice to Renee Leah Tompkins 9 Village Parkway, $446,000, Paige C Ouimette and Anthony C Harpending to Elizabeth B Cloutier 302 Montreat Road, $452,000, Carl T Tayloe and Jane C Tayloe to Melissa Lynne Benedict 3 Whitman Lane, $867,500, Brett Solberg and Ysella Kaseman to Lisa A Bell 115 Scenic View Drive, Unit A, $150,000, Boyd Ayers Revocable Trust to Mark Wayne Cabe 115 Scenic View Drive, $150,000, Boyd Ayers Revocable Trust to Mark Wayne Cabe 120 Stone Drive, $331,000, Nicole E Mong to Sabrina Lazaro 0.11 acres on Stone Drive, $331,000, Nicole E Mong to Sabrina Lazaro 1 Hazelnut Drive, $187,000, Edwin Shelton and Deborah Lynne Shelton to William L Hopkins 413 Morgan Road, $400,000, Annabelle Conaway and Joseph Conaway to Jacob Bryson Edwards 17 White Owl Drive, $300,000, Sharon L Medford to Mark Wallace Reavis 93 Bridgeway Drive, $1,250,000, Samulik Petro to Alexandria L Holder 1.49 acres on Hazelnut Drive, $187,000, Edwin Shelton and Deborah Lynne Shelton to William L Hopkins 19 N Kaufman Stone Way, $815,000, Marsha L. Rich to NKSW Holdings LLC 175 Marathon Lane, $429,500, D R Horton Inc to Yulian Dubik 700 Justice Ridge Road, $300,000, Michael David Brooks (etal) Constance Leigh Brooks Burch (etal) to Hi-Alta Investments LLC 1.33 acres on Justice Ridge Road, $50,000, Lloyd T Brooks and Kristy F Brooks to Hi-Alta Investments LLC 17 Eastview Circle, $425,000, Kimberly Ann Coxe to Andrew Whaley Gemelli 226 Roper St., $392,000, Larry L Stewart and Ruth Lynette Stewart to Kaitlin Shelton 207 Torch Light Way, $630,000, Asheville West LLC to Scott Hyman 1030 Hillside Ridge Road, $110,000, Petro Savchuk and Tetiana Savchuk to Pavlo Savchuk 4 Grey Goose Court, $815,000, Brian Lee Cooper Trust to Christopher John Dielmann 92 Bailey Road, $331,000, ATD Properties LLC to Rachael A Sanford 1002 Coves Pheasant Court, $1,250,000, Dawn K Carlton to Gregory S Shay 39 Sunnie Rae Lane, $615,000, Laurie C Honeycutt and Phillip S Honeycutt to Keneth M Johnson 7 Lockwood Lane, $200,000, Susan Haigler to Cassidy Griffin 40 W Oakview Road, $530,000, David Samuel Harold and Sadie Crystal Ferguson to Chelsea Preston 155 Maple Ridge Road, $2,000, Kenneth W Sams and Brenda K Sams to Brenda Kay Sams 0.16 acres on Maple Ridge Road, $2,000, Kenneth W Sams and Brenda K Sams to Brenda Kay Sams 100 Young Drive, $460,000, Gayle Thomas Penland and Rebecca P Holland to Anja E Lindblad 234 Pisgah View Road, $680,000, Rosa I Reeves to 234 Pisgah View LLC 1003 Charlotte Highway, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC 5 Fairview Hills Drive, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC 17 Fire Fighters Lane, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC 382 Chukar Way, $211,000, The Farm at Cane Creek LLC to Arthur D Jensen 2024 Emmas Grove Road, $732,000, Zachary Van Hart and Rachel Van Hart to Kyle Myers 186 Bethany Church Road, $270,000, Lance H Baker to Shannon Williams Garcia 440 Brush Creek Road, $1,250,000, Thomas M McPherson and Linda-Jane McPherson to Karole Davis 43 Reta Road, $920,000, Neese N Neese Custom Home Builders Inc to Joshuah Steven Mayo 19 Graveyard Road, $485,000, Gabriel E Hayes to Leonardo McKinley Gonzalez 0.5 acres on Number Nine Road, $95,000, Steve D Pegg and Rebecca H Pegg to Thomas and Barbara Howard Living Trust 309 Secretariat Lane, $782,500, John and Linda Stover Joint Trust to David Samuel Harold 2.45 acres on Fairview Forest Drive, $75,000, Reid William Griffin to Christopher Knox Herndon 2 acres on Fairview Forest Drive, $75,000, Reid William Griffin to Christopher Knox Herndon 196 Miller Road, $150,000, Kim K Stepp and Ronald K Stepp to Balken Holdings LLC 253 Tipton Hill Road, $380,000, Lucille Low Trust to Winston R Crowder 234 Fletcher Martin Road, $244,000, Aaia RML LLC to Christopher E Jones 148 Pinecrest Drive, $420,000, Ann Brooks to Lauren Passero 30 Badger Trail, $185,000, Andrew Bryce Hedrick and Sarah Ashley Case to Leigh M Boehmer 2020 New Stock Road, $469,000, Catherine Claire Bresette to Lawrence J Contillo 20 Drive Way, $150,000, Hilda Ball to Betty B Silver 45 Wilderness Drive, $568,000, Devikirn Patstone to Ann Brittany Thayer 6 Double Brook Drive, $588,500, Patrick Ryan Dinicolas to Victoria Hensley 25 Red Oak Lane, $390,000, Steven Richard Whittington and Shirley C Whittington to Mary Jane Johnson 1.47 acres on Robinson Cove Road, $29,500, Landon Grindstaff and Karen Grindstaff to Leicester Holdings LLC 0.97 acres on Selby Drive, $25,000, Joaquin E Esguerra to Matthew D Price 0.91 acres on Quiet Woods Drive, $96,500, Richard A Quinn and Rankin Alan Quinn to Build Better Construction LLC 6 Strawberry Lane, $626,000, Margaret Wiener and Nathaniel Hensley to Hamlit LLC 27 Dogwood Drive, $575,000, Willibald Butter Trust Elvira W Butter Trust to Nancy Avitabile 1.3 acres on Clarks Chapel Road, $20,000, Roger D Hutchins and Max Hutchins to Max V Hutchins 115 Jasper Lane, $705,000, David L Grosscup and Cheryl M Grosscup to Daniel C Kwit 11 Kennedy Road, $125,000, Matthew Freeman to Ashkat Realty LLC 0.35 acres on Lamplighter Lane, $50,000, Erin McDonnell to Magee Real Estate Holdings LLC 764 New Stock Road, $290,000, Roger W Cordell and Catherine H Cordell to Moon Mountain Investments LLC 154 Charland Forest Road, $405,000, Luke R Holgate to Ann Marie Carollo 152 Charland Forest Road, $405,000, Luke R Holgate to Ann Marie Carollo 1 Parkway Loop Road, $495,000, Kathleen T Jones and Christopher D Peterson to Janet Waters 238 Grandiflora Path, $118,000, Scott Anthony Reader and Anne-Marie Reader to Sviatoslav Raikov 2.07 acres on Mountain Breeze Trail, $35,000, Eric Peterson and Erinn Betz to Parker Blanchard 5 Olde Cottage Lane, $3,500, Emilie Taylor Malajati to Emilie Taylor Malajati 23 Cedarwood Trl Unit B, $495,000, Norman M Zarr and Dana L Zarr to John Peter Harris 72 Cliffview Drive, $625,000, Douglas H Williams Revocable Liv Tr Patricia P Willaims Revoc Living Tr to Joseph Wayne Turman 1.67 acres on Riceville Road, $250,000, Albert W Foster and Elizabeth O Foster to Will Chapman 2142 Riceville Road, $1,400,000, Joseph P Dendy and Betty Bren Dendy to Harry D Porter 0.94 acres on Riceville Road, $110,000, Matthew Kern and Kirsten Kern to Robert Andrew Swoap 10 Cozy Cottage Way, $515,000, Lobster Fund LLC to Emily A Long 1 Sterling Run Drive, $1,135,000, Tara Kilgore to Ileana Hernandez Acosta 12 Fieldcrest Road, $148,000, Jennifer Tillotson Dufour and Shaun Tillotson to Chelsea Barney 5 Olde Covington Way, $435,000, Guilherme Baiao and Fernanda Baiao to Haley Dove 33 Loop Road, $1,750,000, Jdld33llc to 35 Loop LLC 57 Mountain Site Lane, $460,000, Charles Alvin Spaeth and Deidre Lynn Spaeth to Matthew Seth Johnson 144 Laurel Road, $485,000, Galen Walter and Jessica Candace Walter to Roger L Ledford 620 Blue Mist Way, $20,000, Giving Center to Swamp Lily Properties LLC 3328 Sweeten Creek Road, $187,500, Joyce R Warren and Stuart L Reems to Brandon Reems 434 Big Hill Drive, $821,500, Big Hills Construction LLC to William N Devore 28 Woodtrail Way, $3,495,000, Jennifer L Steigerwalt to Rod Beeler 40 Bear Flower Trail, $570,000, Michael D Marsh and Mary Marsh to Wayne Swanton 127 Creekside Valley Lane, $165,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC 125 Starwood Valley Trail, $160,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC 59 Starwood Valley Trail, $160,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC 129 Creekside Valley Lane, $175,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC 117 Lower Christ School Road, $530,000, Jenry Villafranca to Karen C Gleason 41 Virginia Commons Drive, $301,500, D R Horton Inc to Micah Hayes 28 Starwood Valley Trail, $200,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC 446 Old Buckeye Cove Road, $150,000, Mildred Parks Ogletree Revocable Trust to 2020 Builders LLC 444 Old Buckeye Cove Road, $150,000, Mildred Parks Ogletree Revocable Trust to 2020 Builders LLC 110 Watch Knob Lane, $435,000, Swangit Kaur to Bayli E Robinson 19 Smokey Mountain Drive, $530,000, John Owen and Melanie Jane Owen to Mitchell E Mull 202 Alexander Ave., $460,000, Michael Cloninger to Clifton P Day 7.54 acres on Lytle Cove Road, $78,000, Mary W Houston to Elizabeth Ann Dujmovic 136 Dellwood Ave., $1,000, Wyona H Bridges to Wyona Howie Bridges 16 Tree Frog Hollow, $40,000, Charles Shelton to Brett Carter 19 Oakwood Road, $2,500, Rickey D Towe and Lisa M Towe to Rickey D Towe 26 Whitetail Drive, $711,000, Thomas Michael Balestrieri and Joyce Fortis Balestrieri to Ryan Berger 149 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 145 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 208 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 139 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 206 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 135 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 207 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 205 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 202 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 204 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 133 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 109 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 103 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 209 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 107 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 147 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 137 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 203 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 39 Mountain Meadow Circle, $525,000, Richard J Reece and Bonnie W Reece to Martha Anne Litton 143 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 105 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc 30 Phipps St., $318,500, Katherine Wilson to Travis M Edwards 80 Lees Creek Road, $2,000, Barbara Bell Lemon and Edward Alfred Lemon to Barbara Bell Lemon 15 Red Leaf Road, $275,000, Brandon Hawkins and Amanda Hawkins to Jacob Bowron 11 Pondberry Court, $1,225,000, Jeremy Goldstein to Disc Investors LLC 1.64 acres on High Top Mountain Road, $145,000, Brian Holbrook and Annette Holbrook Revocable Trust to Taylor Arnold Jackson 48 White Rose Lane, $525,000, Katelyn Owensby and Dylan Owensby to Holly J Plouff 108 High Top Mountain Road, $145,000, Brian Holbrook and Annette Holbrook Revocable Trust to Taylor Arnold Jackson 105 Sunny Ridge Drive, $960,000, Thomas R Scotese and Angel E Marrero to Howard J Lubel Revocable Trust 71 Villa Nova Drive, $2,450,000, Reinhold Family Trust to Claude Knight 79 Walnut Springs Drive, $380,000, Madison Simmons Homes And Communities LLC to Elizabeth Marshall Thorsted 150 Northbend Drive, $505,000, Riverside Woodfin Development LLC to Kristine Losapio 0.68 acres on Flynn Branch Road, $35,000, Blaine Lowery to Patrick Keif Source: Buncombe County Tax Lookup, Compiled by Carole Terrell This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Buncombe County and Asheville property transfers for May 1-10
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16-05-2025
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Farmers markets are opening
Buncombe County farmers markets are open. Nine markets in Buncombe County will continue to offer ASAP's Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription*. Both programs expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables to more people. Learn more about how these programs work at Asheville City Market:* Saturday, 9 a.m.–noon, N. Market St. between Woodfin & Walnut Black Mountain Tailgate Market:* opens May 3, Saturdays, 9 a.m.–noon, 130 Montreat Road North Asheville Tailgate Market:* Saturdays, 8 a.m.–noon, UNC Asheville, Lot P34 Southside Community Farmers Market:* opens June 1, first Sundays, noon–3 p.m., 133 Livingston St. West Asheville Tailgate Market:* Tuesdays, 3:30–6:30 p.m., 718 Haywood Road Leicester Farmers Market: opens May 3, Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m., 2979 New Leicester Hwy. River Arts District Farmers Market:* Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m., 350 Riverside Drive Weaverville Tailgate Market:* Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m., 60 Lakeshore Drive Enka-Candler Farmer's Market:* Thursdays, 3:30–6:30 p.m., 1465 Sand Hill Road Biltmore Park Farmers Market: opens May 29, Thursdays, 3–6 p.m., 1 Town Square Blvd. East Asheville Tailgate Market:* Fridays, 3–6 p.m., 954 Tunnel Road WNC Farmers Market: Daily, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., 570 Brevard Road, Farmer's Truck Shed #1 In addition to operating Asheville City Market, ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) offers promotional and technical support for all farmers markets in the region. There are more than 100 farmers markets across the Appalachian Grown region, which includes Western North Carolina and surrounding counties in Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina. Search for markets by location, SNAP access, and more in ASAP's online Local Food Guide at This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Local farmers markets open, some offer Double SNAP
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11-05-2025
- Automotive
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‘Move Over or get Pulled Over:' NC state launches new law campaign to raise awareness
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – North Carolina police departments announced a campaign that aims to raise awareness to the state's 'Move Over' law. The 'Move Over' law requires drivers in the state to slow down and move over to another lane when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of the roadway with lights flashing. Failure to do so could result in heavy fines. The statewide campaign aims to raise awareness of the law in order to remind drivers to move over for emergency personnel, as well as prevent any potential accidents at the scene. The campaign is expected to start on Monday, May 12, through May 19. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10-05-2025
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In wake of Helene, county eyes raising property taxes to fund operations during recovery
ASHEVILLE – Described as a 'break-even budget' focused on essential government services and recovery in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene, Buncombe County's proposed spending plan will require a property tax hike to meet those priorities. During the May 6 regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, County Manager Avril Pinder outlined next fiscal year's recommended budget, which includes a 3.26-cent property tax increase, raising the rate by 6% to 55.02 cents per $100 of assessed value. The increase would net the county an estimated $17.1 million next fiscal year. For a home valued at $350,000, the increase would raise tax bills by $114. Buncombe's total proposed 2025 operational budget is $624 million, including a general fund budget of $435 million. The proposed tax increase comes after Helene killed more than 40 people in the county and damaged more than 12,000 homes when the storm hit last September, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It also devastated the local economy, causing significant drops in sales and occupancy taxes and forcing nearly 7,000 business to apply for disaster assistance loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to the county. In March, more than five months after the storm, Buncombe County's unemployment rate was still greater than 5%. Before Helene, the county boasted the lowest rate in the state at 2.5%. 'This budget must be considered in the context of the state's worst natural disaster and the resulting economic conditions,' Pinder told commissioners. If passed by commissioners in June, the county's budget would dedicate nearly $122 million to education, but still short of funding requests from both Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools, who earlier in the year had more than $4 million total slashed from their budgets as commissioners tried to close a revenue shortfall estimated at the time to be upward of $25 million. Over the last few weeks, parents and teachers at Asheville City Schools have been advocating for an even greater tax hike to fund the district. The recommended budget includes $95.8 million for Buncombe County Schools; $17.3 million for Asheville City Schools; and $8.4 million for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The spending plan also includes $99 million for public safety; $97 million for human services; $66 million for government services like elections, tax collection and information technology; $18 million for debt service; and $12 million for parks, libraries and other cultural and recreational services. A more than 3% cost of living adjustment for county staff is also budgeted into the plan. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held May 20, with commissioners voting on the budget June 3. More: Commissioners cut nearly $4.7 million in school funding amid post-Helene revenue shortfall More: Projecting a $7M shortfall, Asheville City Schools advances 'no cuts' budget request to county Jacob Biba is the Helene recovery reporter at the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jbiba@ This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: County manager recommends property tax hike in wake of Helene
