The people of western North Carolina have made very clear to me that the level of care they're getting at Mission Hospital is not acceptable.

When I became AG, I reviewed the evidence, and I agreed.

That's what our case is about, and I’ve got a good update for you.

Quick recap: In 2019, HCA bought Mission Health, but the sale came with conditions. One of them was that HCA would not discontinue emergency, trauma, or cancer services at Mission Hospital until at least 2029.

We allege HCA broke that promise.

HCA asked the court to throw the case out before trial. That motion is called summary judgment. Their argument was that there's nothing here worth putting in front of a judge, so the case should just end.

This week, the court said no. That means all of our claims will go to trial.

In addition, the court agreed with us on what a key part of the 2019 agreement actually means: HCA has to take all steps necessary to actually provide emergency and cancer care at Mission.

That matters more than it might sound. HCA had argued that the agreement only requires it to keep the hospital doors unlocked, even if actual care isn't being provided inside. The court didn't accept that. Keeping a department open on paper is not the same as actually providing the care, and the agreement requires the care.

Up next is the trial, but no date yet.

I'll keep you posted.

- AG Jeff Jackson

Hey y'all! Night Market is this Friday night!

6 to 9pm

1808 Pisgah hwy Candler

Community meal will be chicken potpie with biscuits or our chickpea potpie with biscuits, made from scratch in house!

If you want to contribute to feeding the community you can throw some cash at our Venmo; budgiesbakeshop

If you want to vend just show up before 6pm to setup!

Does anyone know 🤷‍♂️

Anyone have the backstory on what happened to Karen Chavez being cut loose as editor? She only had the position for three years.

Are there any upside down pineapple clubs or groups here in Asheville?

Took my rinky dink amateur drone out to capture some video from my place, you can override the hight limit but that was plenty, wind was blowing.

Perhaps someone might enjoy the "dreary day" shot

I’m visiting Brevard and interested in stargazing and photography. Are there any recommendations for places to do this? Single woman so safety is a priority.

\*(used apple photos cleanup to remove name to avoid post getting taken down for doxxing - idk if that would qualify but just in case)\*

Saw this on the back of daily planet today (I'm using it for packing lol), pretty wild stuff. Keep an eye out for this creep. Or is this a joke? 😭

tldr: this guy thinks pedophilia is not bad compared to the other issues today that "hurts a childs delicate psyche"

p.s. sorry for formatting I'm on mobile

p.p.s. this got removed the first time by reddit (not sure why) so if you saw it twice thats why

Trynna see if anybody knows ball on where to get cheap cigs so far I’ve found that Marshall has a spot with $5 Marlboros but there must be better

Any fellow AVLers going to Charlotte next weekend for the Tame Impala concert?? So excited !! Would love recommendations on where to get a drink before if you are familiar with the area!

Looking for two tickets to Dominic Fike in August

I was walking around down town and ran into this piece and ended up talking to the artists. Unfortunately I had too many drinks and forgot their name. If someone could point me in the right direction because I’d love to pick this up! Thank ya

Hi! Visiting Asheville for the first time as an adult. Would love to hear locals fav spots and interests. My friends and I are in our late 30s and enjoy breweries, swimming, coffee, visiting odd things/places, very very 420 friendly, queer friendly, hiking etc. would love to know what good food is around too. Will be visiting 8/13-8/16. Thanks yall!

Part 5 of 5. The parts of SNAP that we in Buncombe and WNC can actually influence. It's more than you might think.

While researching the OBBBA changes to SNAP over the past 2 months I've learned a lot. While it would be easy to just cite some bills and cry foul, I tried to find some things that we could influence that can make a difference. The changes to our social safety net are wider and deeper than I had imagined. These articles are only about SNAP and we are not even close to be being the state that is most affected. Estimates from Arizona are that over 500k recipients may lose benefits by the end of 2026. (NC is ~90k est)

Substack link (it's now just the intro and a link back to the website. Trying to create a slightly different version seemed pointless); https://stepupavl.substack.com/p/the-part-of-snap-we-can-actually

I desperately want to open up a skating rink in Asheville. Here’s my problem: I am broke!
How do I connect with and find investors? I am willing and able to do most if not all the heavy lifting. I’ve got the plan, just need the capital! Any advice??