Education
The Asheville City schools is the local school district that is responsible for over 4,000 students. For students, there’s a 1:1 computer to student ratio for grades 5 – 12. The class of 2017 received more than $4.5 million in scholarships and grants and it was the district’s highest high school graduation rate yet at 88.03%. 222 of their educators have advanced degree which shows that students are getting the best treatment possible. Every ACS educator receives ICS Equity Training just so every child gets the best education. Just recently, the Asheville City Schools won $80,000 in App/Coding Development Grant. One of their missions is to hone the future IT professionals.
Sundance Power Systems
There are a lot of benefits if a home or a business were to go green. Sundance Power Systems can assure you that a green home can decrease the environmental impact by not generating any pollution, gases or radioactivity. Once your home has sufficiently relied on the sun, wind and water resources, you’d instantly see a decrease in your energy bills until it dwindles down completely. For solar panels, they can last for as long as 40 years with little to no maintenance at all. Your property value will rise up if you decide to sell it in the near future. Their systems are state of the art which means they can really last for a long time. You can contact them for a free evaluation. Take the initiative now and help rebuild the world.
Drive-by shooting in Haywood Road
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Some fear the possibility of obtaining a legal abortion could be going away. "Abortion access has been under attack," said Jen Ferris, with the non-profit Progress North Carolina. Ferris held an abortion town hall in Asheville on Thursday to discuss what things could look like in North Carolina with a conservative majority Supreme Court. Read more hereA drive-by shooting happened along Haywood Road on Saturday evening. Residents who were close to the incident were terrified upon hearing the gunshots. Witnesses have said that initially, they thought the noise came from fireworks. It turned out to be the drive-by shooting at the Haywood Quickstop. The owner has said that they have surveillance video and it is currently being reviewed. A pump at the gas station was hit and a bullet was recovered from the scene. There were multiple bullet holes and casings on the building as well. The APD commander has limited information as to the car involved in the shooting. No one was harmed and the station has added lighting to help deter crime from happening.
McCormick Field Home of the Asheville Tourists in Asheville, NC
McCormick Field is home to the Asheville Tourists. Anyone can purchase a ticket as it is an ADA compliant facility. It was built in 1924 and was named after Dr Lewis McCormick, who was then the city’s only bacteriologist. Dr McCormick was famous for starting a campaign to battle the houseflies that were plaguing residential homes. It was quite a rough start for the Tourists as they lost their team because of the Great Depression. In 1955, Asheville again lost a baseball team for 3 years because of financial problems and donations are mainly the reason they’re afloat. Everything changed for the better in 1980. Ron McKee became the General Manager of the Asheville Tourists and what he did first was to institute a family friendly environment. He held special attractions to attract people and it worked. The attendance increased by 50,000 on his first year and in 1986, it ballooned to more than 100,000. In 2010, DeWine Seeds-Silver Dollar Baseball bought the team and they continued making the environment a family friendly one. They currently bring in 180,000 baseball fans yearly. You can check http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t573 for schedules.
Link to map
Driving Direction
18 min (13.3 miles)
via I-26 W
Fastest route, the usual traffic
McCormick Field Home of the Asheville Tourists
30 Buchanan Pl, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Get on I-240 W/US-70 W from S Charlotte St
5 min (1.3 mi)
Take I-26 W/US-19 N/US-23 N to N Buncombe School Rd in Flat Creek. Take exit 17 from I-26 W/US-19 N/US-23 N
11 min (11.1 mi)
Take Old Mars Hill Hwy to Salem Hill Rd
2 min (0.9 mi)
Sundance Power Systems
11 Salem Hill Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787, USA
