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1 day ago
Helene water recovery efforts in WNC earn national award

NCDEQ has awarded $861 million for 217 drinking water and wastewater projects, but significant needs remain

Lake Craig Dam spans the Swannanoa River in Asheville. Hurricane Helene partially washed out the century-old dam, creating an opening that has allowed fish to reach upstream habitat that had been blocked for more than 100 years.
Local
1 day ago
Helene damage brings unexpected benefit to Swannanoa River

A breach at Lake Craig Dam has reopened upstream habitat to native fish after more than a century

Business
2 days ago
Asheville weighs River Arts District’s future after Helene

City leaders are weighing how to rebuild the flood-damaged district while preparing for future flooding

Nora Mae “Aunt Mae” Gilliam stands with children outside the tiny Broad River Community Library, which she operated in rural Buncombe County beginning in 1938. The 12-by-12-foot log building served residents with books and other reading materials.
Asheville History
2 days ago
Tombstone Tales: Aunt Mae brought books to Broad River

Nora Mae Gilliam ran a 12-by-12-foot Buncombe County library where books crowded the shelves and children exchanged them through school-bus windows

Local
3 days ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 7 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 2

Mission Hospital
Business
3 days ago
Mission Health antitrust lawsuit heads toward settlement

Agreement in principle could end yearslong legal fight over health care competition in Western North Carolina

Traffic moves through the I-26 Connector construction zone in Asheville, seen from across the French Broad River.
Local
3 days ago
I-26 Connector update: Lane closures set for next week in Asheville

Northbound traffic near Broadway will be affected as crews continue rock removal and slope stabilization

Eric Lee Anderson Sr.
Crime & Safety
3 days ago
Asheville man faces fentanyl trafficking charge

Police say Eric Lee Anderson Sr. fled officers on an e-bike before being arrested

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