You’ve cast your ballot, now what? The election isn’t over until EVERY SINGLE vote is counted and that includes yours! Did you know that in many states, you can track your ballot? Go to CheckMyBallot.net to make sure your ballot was counted. #CivicsForTheCulture

me logging back onto twitter to see if anything's changed

Block party in downtown Asheville to celebrate the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

#Asheville task force votes to recommend removing monument to Confederate governor #avl #avlnews #ncpol #ncgov citizen-times.com/story/news/loc…

Bernie Sanders said of the photo that went viral of him sitting bundled up on Inauguration Day that he’s glad it “makes people aware that we make good mittens in Vermont,” when asked by Ali Zaslav He added, “We have some good coats as well.”

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PR FOLKS IN THE BACK

The #Asheville nonprofit Our Voice holds its biggest fundraiser of the year with an online talk Thursday (tomorrow) featuring Chanel Miller, the victim of a 2015 attack at Stanford University. Tix here: ourvoice.ticketbud.com/bts #avlnews

New today: S&W Market has announced its new restaurant lineup. There's an all-new concept from Farm Burger's George Frangos, something new from Meherwan Irani and elliott moss and more. Note: 🔒There's a paywall on this one bit.ly/39ekekf #avleat #avlnews

Oh hey, it's me and my lovely co-editor Brook Bolen saying hello in this morning's @AVLtoday newsletter. 🌞 Get us in your inbox every morning by subscribing here. ▶️ avltoday.6amcity.com/avltoday-meet-…

TFW your local gov’t issues a state of emergency and you’re initially not sure whether that’s a result of the flash floods, landslides or rampant disease

Reporting back to Twitter (for the first time in years) with a job update!

AVL metro now ( May 2023) lowest unemployment of NC metros at 2️⃣.8️⃣%. This rate is ⬇️ 0.3% from metro rate of 3.1% of one yr ago. All counties in region rate less than NC rate of 3.4%. Buncombe has lowest county rate at 2.7%. 4️⃣,8️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ more ppl are working compared to one yr ago.

First week at Blue Ridge Public Radio =✅. Here's me with our incredible (and swiftly growing!) news team. Have story ideas or tips? Feel free to reach out at [email protected]. #avlnews #wncnews

Way to go LillyKnoepp!! 🎉

Come work with me!

Good news for the western part of the state: The GREAT grant program will provide more than $16 million to boost broadband infrastructure in Western North Carolina. #wncnews bpr.org/bpr-news/2023-…

For more than a decade, local greenway advocates have campaigned to transform an old railway corridor into a 19-mile path between Hendersonville and Brevard. Two federal grants from the USDOT, will expedite that process. bpr.org/bpr-news/2023-…

The remnants of Hurricane Helene have been wreaking havoc hundreds of miles away from where it made landfall in Florida three days ago. Western North Carolina is one of the hardest hit areas. "It's been almost total infrastructure loss," Laura Hackett told John Yang.