By Mark Starling One Dead In Asheville Homicide (Asheville, NC) -- The Asheville Police Department is investigating its first homicide of the year. Officers say a man died after he was shot in the Southern Street apartment complex near the Livingston community on Thursday morning. The search is on for suspects. WLOS-TV reports six people have been shot in the city so far in 2021. Rezoning For Henderson County Asphalt Plant Denied (Henderson County, NC) -- A Henderson County community isn't backing off its opposition to a proposed asphalt plant. A group of people in East Flat Rock has pushed back against two proposals from Southeastern Asphalt, which is seeking to build a new plant off Spartanburg Highway. The county's planning board turned down a rezoning request last night, which would have allowed construction. The recommendation will now pass to the county commission for a final decision.