Richmond County Daily Journal - Thu Dec 03

You can call it the Cult of the Next Big Thing, the belief that the key to transforming the economy of most any place is a single, massive project.

Asheville Citizen-Times - Thu Dec 03

Buncombe County commissioners may stop having an invocation at the beginning of their meetings and switch to a moment of silence instead because of worries that the current procedure is unconstitutional.

Mountain Xpress - Thu Dec 03

Starting Jan. 5, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will no longer precede its meetings with an official prayer, according to an announcement from County Attorney Michael Frue .