Asheville, North Carolina

===2000s to present===
In 2003, [[Centennial Olympic Park bombing|Centennial Olympic Park bomber]] [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] was transported to Asheville from [[Murphy, North Carolina]], for [[arraignment]] in federal court.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/342886211.html?dids=342886211:342886211&FMT=ABS |title=The Nation; Fugitive's Capture Heightens Speculation; Locals are touchy about the theory that some sympathetic with his anti-government views helped the suspected bomber elude the law |first=Ken |last=Ellingwood |date=June 2, 2003 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315171245/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/342886211.html?dids=342886211:342886211&FMT=ABS |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/343027361.html?dids=343027361:343027361&FMT=ABS |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Rudolph to be tried first in Alabama; Abortion clinic bomb case said to be strongest |first=Michael A |last=Fletcher |date=June 3, 2003 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315171328/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/343027361.html?dids=343027361:343027361&FMT=ABS |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2004, remnants of [[Hurricane Frances|Hurricanes Frances]] and [[Hurricane Ivan|Ivan]] caused major flooding in Asheville, particularly at [[Biltmore Village]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/national/20cove.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Western%20North%20Carolina%20Flooding%202004&st=cse |work=The New York Times |first=Marc |last=Santora |title=Storm's Devastation Is Revealed, and a Mountain Hamlet Mourns |date=September 20, 2004 |access-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120164818/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/us/storms-devastation-is-revealed-and-a-mountain-hamlet-mourns.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mountainx.com/news/2007/101007flood |title=Sleeping giant &#124; Mountain Xpress &#124; |last=Postelle |first=Brian |date=November 10, 2004 |publisher=Mountainx.com |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617064442/http://www.mountainx.com/news/2007/101007flood |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, the [[Asheville Zombie Walk]] was organized for the first time, starting a tradition that lasted until 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asheville Zombie Walk Set for Oct. 9th |url=https://www.asheville.com/news/2016/09/asheville-zombie-walk-set-oct-9th/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Asheville.com |date=September 28, 2016 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213021408/https://www.asheville.com/news/2016/09/asheville-zombie-walk-set-oct-9th/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2020, the Asheville City Council voted to provide [[Reparations for slavery in the United States|reparations]] to Black residents for the city's "historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of basic liberties". The resolution was unanimously passed, and Asheville committed to "make investments in areas where Black residents face disparities".<ref name="Burgess">{{cite news |last=Burgess |first=Joel |date=July 15, 2020 |title=In Historic Move, North Carolina City Approves Reparations for Black Residents |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/15/asheville-passes-reparations-black-residents-historic/5441792002/ |work=USA Today |access-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715163907/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/15/asheville-passes-reparations-black-residents-historic/5441792002/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2020, efforts were made to remove or change several monuments in the city that celebrated the [[Confederate States of America]] or slave owners. Attorney Sean Devereux proposed renaming Asheville in honor of [[Arthur Ashe]], whose ancestors were owned by [[Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor)|Samuel Ashe]], for whom the city was named.<ref name=Boyle>{{cite news |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/08/02/boyle-column-vance-obelisk-tear-down-re-purpose-it/5548429002/ |title=What to do with the Vance obelisk? |last=Boyle |first=John |work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120164853/https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/08/02/boyle-column-vance-obelisk-tear-down-re-purpose-it/5548429002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/07/14/confederate-monument-removed-buncombe-property/5433660002/ |title=Confederate monument removed from Buncombe Courthouse property |last=Wicker |first=Mackenzie |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120164816/https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/07/14/confederate-monument-removed-buncombe-property/5433660002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2021, Asheville Mayor [[Esther Manheimer]] was one of 11 U.S. mayors to form [[Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity]] (MORE), a coalition of municipal leaders dedicated to starting pilot reparations programs in their cities.<ref name=NPR>[https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/1008242159/11-u-s-mayors-commit-to-developing-pilot-projects-for-reparations "11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110034606/https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/1008242159/11-u-s-mayors-commit-to-developing-pilot-projects-for-reparations |date=November 10, 2022 }} ''Associated Press'' (June 18, 2021)</ref>