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Editor's Note: This page has been updated as of Friday, September 8th at 11:30a.m. Town staff continues to watch the forecast for Hurricane Irma and the resulting impact it may have here locally. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center (link below) shows Irma as a tropical depression just northwest of Atlanta at approximately 8am on Tuesday morning. These most recent modelings still...

In the next few weeks, the Town will begin rolling out a new emergency alert system called CodeRed. The CodeRed service provides more precisely targeted information for residents based on their location. By registering with the Town through the CodeRed system, residents will have the ability to receive updates in the manner that is most preferable, such as text messages, emails, or phone calls to...

The Town will conduct routine operations Monday, but please note solid waste and recycling pickup may be delayed during the height of the eclipse due to the darkened conditions. If you have questions about this, please contact the Town Public Works Department at (828) 274-3919. Please help us keep everyone safe by not parking in the street or on the side of road to view the eclipse, and keep a...

Public Works will be collecting white goods on Thursday, August 3rd. White goods include washers/dryers, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, dehumidifiers, and dishwashers. Contact Public Works at 274-3919 to schedule a pick-up.

Communities throughout the United States are pitching in to protect children from inadvertent drug ingestion or drug abuse, and to keep citizens safe from contaminated drinking water resulting from flushing, trashing or tossing of expired or unused prescription drugs. With the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the Biltmore Forest Police Department has...

The Town is hosting an opportunity for citizens to drop by and meet the Town's new police chief, T.J. Bates. Chief Bates has been on the job since June 1st and looks forward to meeting more citizens and getting to better know the Town. The second drop-in meeting on Tuesday, July 25th from 5pm - 6pm. For more information, please contact the Town Hall.