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HENDERSONVILLE, NC (May 20, 2020) – Mark your calendars! Opening day for the inaugural Hendersonville Farmers Market is Saturday, June 6. 

Asheville -- Asheville Police Department Tweet June 2, 2020 10:40 p.m.   

Asheville -- City of Asheville: RELATED: Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer declares State of Emergency, issues curfew.

BAYBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina fire chef resigned after a comment he made on a Facebook post referring to people protesting the death of George Floyd at a local city hall.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Consensus legislation designed to help North Carolina voters with worries about COVID-19 gain access to absentee ballots this fall received a few changes on Tuesday and then cleared a state Senate panel.

CARY, N.C. (AP) — A public school system in North Carolina suspended a school bus driver for comments, and said it plans to take disciplinary actions against students who made “racist, vile, and thoughtless statements” on social media about the national protests over the death of George Floyd.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s capital city enacted a curfew Monday after two nights of protests over the latest killing of a black man by police led to street fires, store break-ins, and fireworks thrown at officers.