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.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Four nabbed on drug, gun charges

Four guns and several grams of cocaine and meth were seized

Education
1 year ago
UNCA gets board approval to cut programs

The UNC Board of Governors on Wednesday approved program cuts at UNC Asheville.

Local
1 year ago
Tech ideas to make gardening more fun

Various tech products can make working in the garden easier.

Local
1 year ago
I-26 Connector project to take out Asheville Racquet Club

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown plans to relocate after being forced to move to because of the Interstate 26 Connector project.

Local
1 year ago
Section of Johnston Boulevard to get sidewalk

The city has been busy building sidewalks — several projects have been finished, several are in progress and several more are in the works.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Be wary of calls demanding payment for civil process debts

The sheriff’s office will never request payment over the phone.

Local
1 year ago
A-B Tech culinary team wins national championship

A team from Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College’s renowned Culinary Arts and Hospitality program won the college’s second national championship on July 17

Education
1 year ago
UNCA fundraising for $4 million tennis facility

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, where the UNCA Bulldogs play tennis now, will be taken out by the Interstate 26 Connector Project. Fundraising is underway for a brand new facility.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Asheville man to serve 20-29 years for statutory rape

Christopher Murray Upshaw, 34, of Asheville, pleaded guilty Monday to statutory rape of a child under the age of 15

A sign along Tunnel Road in April 2024 alluded to concerns over a proposed 95-unit subdivision in the New Haw Creek area.
Housing
1 year ago
Rezoning for Haw Creek project up for council vote

Meadows at New Haw Creek project up for vote at Asheville City Council’s July 23 meeting