Mary and Mark Satterlee, majors with the Salvation Army, were stationed in Baton Rouge when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The couple have been with the Salvation Army for 36 years and stationed in Asheville for just over a year.(Photo:…

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer gives a presentation Wednesday at a Leadership Asheville Forum.(Photo: Caitlin Byrd/cbyrd@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – Just one week after a rare joint meeting of Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, Mayor Esther Manheimer and county…

On a South Carolina map, Saylors Crossroads is equidistant between Anderson and Due West and slightly south and west of the towns of Honea Path and Belton. “It’s a good location for day-trippers going to concerts or shows in Abbeville…

I’m having growing doubts about [City Council candidates Lindsey] Simerly and [Keith] Young. Simerly gave an inspiring affordable housing speech in Xpress a while back, but she was appointed by the same incumbents who have been fiddling while Rome gentrifies,…

Gordon Smith ASHEVILLE – A child and family therapist who dove deeply into politics first as an anonymous progressive blogger is now looking to step into county government. Two-term City Councilman Gordon Smith announced Friday that he’s running to fill…

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — It’s another one for the record books in Asheville. Tourism officials tell local media outlets that 2014 again set records for tourism in the area. Officials say an estimated 10 million visitors flocked to Asheville during…

It’s another one for the record books in Asheville. Tourism officials tell local media outlets that 2014 again set records for tourism in the area. Officials say an estimated 10 million visitors flocked to Asheville during 2014 and spent an…

Buy Photo Jackie Schroeder, left, and Austin Van Hall, both of Massachusetts, look through brochures as they plan their day at the Asheville Visitor Center on Wednesday.(Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – Where some saw all dollar signs in a…

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Buy Photo Asheville City Council candidate Keith Young was the first candidate to address the audience Wednesday afternoon during the Citizen-Times City Council Candidate Forum held at AB-Tech Ferguson Auditorium.(Photo: William Woody / wwoody@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – Fifteen candidates running…