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Bele Chere was an annual music and arts street festival held in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The festival was previously held annually on the last weekend in July [1] [2] since 1979. [3] It was the largest free festival in the Southeastern United States, [4] [5] attracting over 350,000 people. [1]
The Weather Channel: Spouse: ... He worked as chief meteorologist for WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina, ... NBC News. 2007–present: ...
The Asheville–Weaverville Speedway near Weaverville, North Carolina was considered to be the site for old-school NASCAR races in both the Grand National and Winston Cup Series eras. From 1951 to 1969 , the race course offered some wins from drivers like Richard Petty , Bob Flock, Fonty Flock, Lee Petty, Rex White, and Fireball Roberts.
WAXN-TV (channel 64) is an independent television station licensed to Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States, serving the Charlotte area. It is owned by Cox Media Group alongside dual ABC/Telemundo affiliate WSOC-TV (channel 9).
This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina. This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857. [1] [2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845. [3]
The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville, UNCA, or simply Asheville) is a public liberal arts university in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. UNC Asheville is the designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. [5] It is a member and the headquarters of the Council of Public Liberal ...
2000 – Population: 68,889. 2003 – Asheville Film Festival begins. 2004 – Sister city agreement established with Karpenisi, Greece.; 2005 Terry Bellamy becomes first African-American in city elected mayor.
WGPX-TV (channel 16) is a television station licensed to Burlington, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of Ion Television. The station is owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings, and maintains offices on North O'Henry Boulevard in Greensboro; its transmitter is located in Randleman, North Carolina. [2]