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Asheville Citizen-TimesAsheville spends millions on affordable housing; its neighbor, NC's richest town, $0ASHEVILLE - For more than two decades, the city has been fighting what is now seen as a crisis in housing, ratcheting up spending and taxes by millions of dollars in a bid to help low- and middle-income residents afford a place to live. More recently, Buncombe County's government has joined that fight, with voters in 2022 approving $40 million in borrowing to build affordable housing. Taxes paid to both city and county government will go up...

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WSPA 7NewsWinner winner! Buncombe Co. man wins $100,000 jackpotOn May 29, Eddie Sasser, of Arden, decided to take a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket.

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WSPA 7NewsIdentity and drug trafficker arrested in Buncombe Co.Terris Fair, of Arden, was arrested on Tuesday, May 21, for outstanding warrants.

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Lucky NC man wins $100,000 lottery game, odds were almost 1 in a millionRALEIGH, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Education Lottery said Friday that a man from Buncombe County won $100,000 on a $1 Cash 5 ticket. Sasser purchased his Quick Pick ticket for the May 29 drawing using Online Play. The lottery said the odds of matching all five matching...

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Buncombe County Sheriff's Office: Arden man facing drug, identity theft chargesASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Arden man is facing several charges after an investigation by the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office in late May. According to a news release, on Tuesday, May 21, the sheriff's office's Illegal Gun Reduction and Narcotics Taskforce (IGRANT) arrested 44-year-old Terris Fair of Arden for outstanding warrants. During the arrest, IGRANT seized 4.9 grams of fentanyl, 13.9 grams of methamphetamine and various drug paraphernalia.

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FOX Carolina

Arden drug trafficker arrested on outstanding warrants, various drugs seized, deputies sayASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday their Illegal Gun Reduction and Narcotics Taskforce (IGRANT) arrested a drug trafficker on multiple outstanding warrants. The sheriff’s office said that during the arrest of Terris Fair, 44, IGRANT seized 4.9 grams of fentanyl, 13.9 grams of...

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WLOS.com

Arden man wins $100,000 off Cash 5 ticketBUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Buncombe County man won $100,000 off a $1 Cash 5 ticket. The North Carolina Education Lottery says Eddie Sasser of Arden bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the May 29 drawing using Online Play. Officials said he claimed his prize at lottery...

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WYFF4.com

Search of North Carolina storage unit leads to slew of identity theft charges, official saysBUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina man arrested on drug charges found himself facing a long list of other charges after deputies searched his storage unit, officials said Thursday. (Above video is the Thursday morning headlines for June 20, 2024.) Terris Fair of Arden was initially arrested on...

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TDA eliminates its remaining Sports Commission fundingTwo months after signing a contract to outsource local sports promotions to a Florida company, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) has told the local sports commission it will cut its remaining $60,000 in annual funding from the TDA effective at the end of June. Relations have been strained...

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Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in Buncombe CountyBuncombe County -- June 21, 2024: On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Illegal Gun. Reduction and Narcotics Taskforce (IGRANT) arrested Terris Fair of Arden for outstanding warrants. During this arrest, IGRANT seized 4.9 grams of Fentanyl, as well as 13.9 grams of Methamphetamine and various drug paraphernalia.

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Asheville Citizen-TimesBuncombe County OKs FY25 budget, property tax increase, employee pay raisesASHEVILLE - Buncombe County Commission approved its fiscal year 2024-25 budget June 18, which includes a property tax increase for county residents, though less of a bump than was initially proposed. The $626.4 million budget includes a 1.96-cent property tax increase, bringing the rate to 51.76 cents per $100 of...

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Asheville Citizen-TimesBuncombe County man wins $100,000 lottery jackpot with $1 Cash 5 ticketAn Arden man bought a Cash 5 ticket for $1 and ended up winning a $100,000 prize. Eddie Sasser bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the May 29 drawing using Online Play, according to an N.C. Education Lottery news release. The winning numbers were 9-13-15-23-32. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 962,598.

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106.3 WORD"Mayhem In The Mountains" stabbing arrest made in WNCA woman is facing charges after a stabbing in Western North Carolina earlier this month, left two people hospitalized.

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Buncombe County reallocates $2 million in COVID fundsASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County Commissioners approved a reallocation of nearly $2 million in COVID-19 recovery funds on Tuesday, June 18. Buncombe County originally received nearly $51 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) via the United States Treasury to invest in the community to offset the negative economic impacts of the pandemic.

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