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4 hours 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
7 hours 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
12 hours ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 7 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 2

Ted E. Tourist, the Asheville Tourists’ mascot, surprises kindergartners at Johnston Elementary School during the school’s annual Bear Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Education
1 day ago
Johnston Elementary’s Bear Breakfast brings big surprise

Asheville kindergartners received stuffed bears, decorated tiny T-shirts and got a surprise visit from Ted E. Tourist

Health & Wellness
1 day ago
Breast self-awareness: What changes should you look for?

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, learn why knowing how your breasts normally look and feel matters and what changes should be discussed with a health care provider.

The building at 123 Lyman St. in Asheville’s River Arts District is slated to become the first building of the planned RAD Creative Campus. The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has approved more than $2.1 million in tourism-tax funding for the building.
Business
1 day ago
RAD Creative Campus gets $2.1 million tourism grant

The Buncombe County TDA award will help fund the first building, but the foundation must buy the property by December 2027

Two people who appear to be experiencing homelessness sit on a bench in Asheville. Concerns about homelessness and public safety in West Asheville have drawn increased attention from residents and city leaders.
Health & Wellness
2 days ago
West Asheville homelessness concerns grow along Haywood Road

Residents have raised public safety and quality-of-life concerns as city leaders take a closer look at conditions in the neighborhood

Local
2 days ago
Brevard says funding secured for final 8 miles of Ecusta Trail

City officials say available funding will cover the current $26.2 million construction estimate

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