How Many Drinks are Too Many?

You just finished having a beer with a few friends at a local pizza restaurant and now you’re home. Is it time for a nightcap before bed?

Buncombe County Government Offers Free Wireless Internet

The Buncombe County Commissioners are proud to announce wireless access to the internet is available to you at no cost.

Gardening Chores for May

Working in the garden can be relaxing and rewarding and May is the time to get the important work done to make your garden look great!

Have Shot Will Travel

Suitcase? Check. Passports? Check. Travelers Checks? Got’em. Shots…SHOTS???

Veterans Assistance in Buncombe County

The Buncombe County Department of Social Services offers a variety of services for veterans living in Buncombe County.

Come snap up some bargains and support the Friends of West Asheville Library at the same time. This sale will feature children's books, histories and biographies.

Saturday, May 21 from 9am-5pm
West Asheville Library
942 Haywood Road

Call the library at 251-4990 for more information.

Farm life couldn't be more wonderful. "Farm Fun Day!" will take place on Saturday, May 21, from 10 am - 4 pm at the WNC Nature Center.

Come see the animals, make butter, purchase bedding plants, eat some southern cooking and dance to the sound of folk music. Farm related demonstrations, displays, products, and agricultural organizations will be represented. Games, arts and crafts for the young.

Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for Seniors and $4 for children. For more information please call Keith Mastin at 298-5600 ext. 303 or email staff@wildwnc.org.

Public Meeting Rooms for community groups and organizations are available. The cost is $50.00 per 3-hour period for profit organizations and $10.00 per 3-hour period for non-profit organizations.

Meeting rooms can be found at Pack Memorial, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, South Buncombe (Skyland), Weaverville, Fairview, Enka-Candler and Leicester. Contact each individual library for size and availability.

A program will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at the NC Arboretum. It will be presented by Extension Master Gardeners at 10 am. Tuesday is free admission day.

For more information, call the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Office at 255-5522.