Students and teachers at Leicester Elementary School showed their holiday spirit with a new tradition they started this holiday season.The students put on thei
Great success from a school-wide fundraiser at Leicester Elementary School in Buncombe County yielded an exciting reward for students.On Friday, Oct. 20, studen
Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal:
Question: New Leicester Highway has been under construction for a long time. Completion date was to be in 2020, yet there seems to be no end in sight. It’s a big undertaking, but why the delay? And when can we expect completion?
My answer: The DOT could save a lot of time answering questions if they just changed their signs to read: Construction ahead. No end in sight.
Real answer: This project has been ongoing for six years now, and back in a September 2018 Answer Man column the DOT told me said the expected completion date was August 2020. That date clearly came and went.
Schools in Buncombe County welcome students back this week for the first time since December. Those who have not opted for all remote instruction will be