"ASHEVILLE - In a split vote, Buncombe government has joined Asheville City Council in passing a historic resolution apologizing for the county's role in slavery and supporting reparations for Black people who live here. The measure passed in a 4-3 party-line vote, with Democrats in favor, during county commissioners' Aug. 4 meeting." - Asheville Citizen Times
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"ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Officials from Buncombe County Schools and Verner Center for Early Learning broke ground Monday on a new early learning center. The new 10 classroom facility will be on the grounds of Emma Elementary School. So far, the county has invested almost $1 million in the construction and pledged grants of an additional $900,000 over the next two years." - WLOS
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