Dee Pridgen

828newsNOW News Editor Dee Pridgen thrives on making sense out of the chaos of a newsroom. She is a graduate of Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism and has more than 35 years’ experience as a reporter and editor.

Local
1 year ago
New moveable pickleball nets being tested at Weaver Park

The nets are part of a pilot program to test the impacts of a new system on court surfaces

Local
1 year ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 2 of high school football

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Here are the scores from Aug. 30, 2024, the second […]

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Overdose Awareness Day event planned at Carrier Park

Buncombe County is partnering with SeekHealing for the Overdose Awareness Day event

Local
1 year ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Asheville area

Damage to trees and power lines is possible

Local
1 year ago
Council adopts 10-year plan for Asheville Parks & Recreation

The plan identifies which recreation spaces need the most work and which projects will be most beneficial to the community.

Local
1 year ago
Labor Day weekend travel tips from AAA

The three most common reasons for stranded motorist rescues are flat tires, dead batteries and lockouts, according to AAA.

Local
1 year ago
Tourists fans gather with officials for McCormick groundbreaking

$38.5 million project will bring ballpark up to Minor League Baseball’s Professional Development League standards

Local
1 year ago
Parkway tourism contributes almost $1.4B to economy, report says

That spending supported 19,159 jobs in local areas and had a cumulative benefit to the local economies of more than $1.8 billion

Local
1 year ago
Don’t forget to sign up with new garbage hauler

FCC Environmental Services will soon be the hauler for residential garbage and recycling in unincorporated areas of Buncombe County

Local
1 year ago
Reparations, Coxe Ave. project, booze on council agenda

Asheville City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall