County News

Health Alerts

• Latest Updates: Salmonella Paratyphi B Outbreak
• Salmonella News Update 5/10/12
• Video Conference on Salmonella Outbreak
• Revised Food Service Control Measures
• Positive News Related to the Salmonella Outbreak
• Recall: Diamond Pet Foods
• UPDATE: Tempeh recall doesn’t stop the Salmonella outbreak
• News Release: Asheville Company Recalls Tempeh
• BC Investigates Salmonella Paratyphi B Outbreak

Administration

• County Offices to Close for Memorial Day
• Memorial Day Ceremony - May 28

Board of Elections

• Find Voter Info on Your Mobile!
• Get Election Results Here
• Official Explanation of Constitutional Amendment
• Buncombe County Election Services 2012 Board Meeting Schedule
• 2012 Election Guide

Cooperative Extension

• Live in Oakley? Want Local Food?
• Spotlight: Kousa Dogwood
• The Garden Hotline is Open
• Watch Out for Fracking Surprises When Buying Property
• The Diderot Effect: The Spiral of “Work and Spend”
• Successful Container Gardens
• Planning For Water Conservation
• Ticks & Mosquitoes: What the Mild Winter Really Means
• Know How Much Mulch You Need?
• 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year
• Good for Your Grass!

Emergency Services

• National EMS Week: May 20 - 26

Geographic Information Systems

• Bicycle Suitability Layer
• Access the New or Old GIS System
• Buncombe County On-Line Slope Calculation Tool
• Changes to Parcel Identification Numbers

GrowBC

• Could You Act FAST?
• Stroke Screening - May 25
• YOU Need to Know the Signs of Stroke
• Eating On a Budget
• What Your Diet Needs
• Lose Weight with a Smaller Plate!
• Are You Dehydrated?
• Floss For Your Heart?
• Stay-Trim Secrets

Health Center

• Stroke Screening - May 25
• Fight Summer Bites!
• 3 New Reasons to Worry About Toxic BPA (and 6 Ways to Avoid It)
• Latest Updates: Salmonella Paratyphi B Outbreak
• Salmonella News Update 5/10/12
• Video Conference on Salmonella Outbreak
• YOU Need to Know the Signs of Stroke
• Had Your Mammo Yet?
• Recall: Diamond Pet Foods
• Positive News Related to the Salmonella Outbreak
• UPDATE: Tempeh recall doesn’t stop the Salmonella outbreak
• News Release: Asheville Company Recalls Tempeh
• Help from the public will reduce the spread of disease
• BC Investigates Salmonella Paratyphi B Outbreak
• 9 Ways to Prevent Cancer
• Need Help with Medicare Choices? June 12

Library

• Improved Library Digital Collection - Download a Book!
• BC Chautauqua 2012: They Came to America
• Nature at Night at the Swannanoa Library

Parks and Recreation

• Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend!

Public Relations

• Fly Your Flag for Memorial Day - May 28
• Cat Food & Supplies Needed
• Safe Boating Week - May 19-25
• Meals On Wheels Pet Food Assistance Needed
• Adult Cats $35 This Saturday & Sunday!
• Need a Good Mouser?
• Asheville Humane Needs Foster Parents!
• Get Your Copy of Buncombe Life Magazine!

Register of Deeds

• Get Your Vital Records Online

Sheriff

• Patrol Cars Run on Propane
• Candler General Insurance Robbery - Armed Robbery
• Scammers Claim to Work for the Government
• Phony Magazine Sellers Are Here in Buncombe County
• Diabetes Patients - Beware! New Medicare Scam
• Blue Ridge Parkway Reduces Speed Limit Thru Asheville Corridor
• Scam Alert: Watch Out for Banned Driveway Paver!

Social Services

• Diabetes Patients - Beware! New Medicare Scam

Solid Waste

• Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Day Cancelled
• Yellow Pages Opt-Out Consumer Choice
• Moving Boxes Available for Free
• BC Landfill Selling Mulch
• Need to Dispose of Brush or Leaves?
• Additional Plastics Now Accepted for Recycling

Tax

• "Door Hanger": Buncombe County Tax Department Property Review

Transportation

• Strive Not To Drive Week May 21 - 25
• Ride ART for Free for Three Weeks
• Mountain Mobility Receives Clean Air Excellence Award