Tapped In with Buncombe County

International Overdose Awareness Day in Asheville, North Carolina, is marked annually on August 31st. Jenesis Nicolaisen Executive director of Seek Healing, a nonprofit organization and Jessica Shepard-Joundry, liaison...

Today we have Alex McKnight, Buncombe County Interim Public Safety Communication Officer, and Michael Newsome, Buncombe County 911 Operations Division Manager. They will give us updates on what is going on in the...

Today, we have Victoria Reichard, Buncombe County Behavior Health Manager. She will discuss what is going on in her department and how they are addressing Opioid crisis and use of the legal settlement funds to support...

We have Amy Huntsman, Buncombe County social worker supervisor, and Sandra Elliot, local foster care parent to discuss how to become a foster parent. Ms. Elliot will share of her experience as a foster care parent...

<p>Today we have Drew Reisinger, Buncombe County Register of Deeds. He will discuss the diaper drive that will support families with babies in partnership of nonprofit Babies Need Bottoms. We will also learn about all...

<p>Our guests today are Billie Breeden, Buncombe County’s Age Friendly Coordinator and Laura McCracken, Social Work Supervisor in Health and Human Services. Learn more about events and resources for our older residence...

<p>Today we have Buncombe County Recycling coordinator Kassi Lohmeyer here to inform us on the do's and don'ts of Recycling. Earth Day will be celebrated in April. We will clear up what is recyclable and what is not...

<p>Looking for a good book? Today we are discussing the One Book One Buncombe a shared reading experience among a wide spectrum of people. This year we have selected Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Set here in the...

<p>As spring and summer quickly approaches, we would like of inform community around mosquito safety. We have Environmental Health Administrator Jessica Silver and Dr. Bryan Bryd from Western Carolina University and to...

<p>Catch up on the various initiatives at Buncombe County. Meet the new Communication staff member Lina C. Herrera Hernandez who works on the language access initiative. We also discuss One Book One Buncombe, Measles...

<p>Buncombe County is launching a Child Care Survey to gather community input, perspectives, and experiences that will help shape the future of child care services. In this episode, Commissioner Martin Moore and...

<p>Today we have Corinne Duncan, Buncombe County Election Services Director, to discuss all you need to know about 2026 election season. Early voting starts Feb 12, 2026 at 11 locations around the county. Listen to...

<p>Today, we’re discussing the Buncombe County Pedestrian Plan with William High, Lead Transportation Planner, and Chloe Donohoe. Over the next year, Buncombe County will explore ways to improve safety and accessibility...

<p>We have Eric Cregger from Tax Assessments. Eric is a Tax Assessor for Buncombe County. All property owners will have a new assessed value that will be effective for January 2026. </p><p>Three things we want people to...

<p>As 2025 comes to close we discuss with county manager, Avril Pender . She will share the progress the county has made since Topical Storm Helene. She will also let us know successes of 2025 and what we can look...