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EXCITING NEWS! The Mountains Branch Library is Reopening!  Hours are Mon. through Friday 10am-4pm.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gyms and fitness centers would get relief from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive order that keeps them closed in a bill approved unanimously on Thursday by a Senate committee.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 June 4, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

Asheville -- City of Asheville: The City of Asheville may not be open physically, but City Staff are working hard to ensure that projects are moving forward and businesses are supported.

Asheville -- Press Release City of Asheville: June 4, 2020: The City of Asheville is pleased to announce the return of board and commission meetings beginning in June. All meetings will take place virtually, with the first committee meeting being the Urban Forestry Committee on June 15.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The police chief in North Carolina’s largest city will ask the state’s courts to release video of an encounter in which police officers appeared to use chemical agents on demonstrators who were boxed in while protesting the death of George Floyd.

Asheville -- Asheville Police Department Chief David Zack:  Statement from Asheville Police Chief David Zack:

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Matthew Dean Lail, 35, of Valdese, N.C., was sentenced to 168 months in prison and five years of supervised release on federal drug charges. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. presided over the sentencing.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –Western District of North Carolina » News: Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina