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.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas

Mission Hospital in Asheville is setting up mobile units with kitchens, bathrooms and handwashing stations

Local
1 year ago
Harris, Biden take in Helene’s destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia

President Joe Biden flew over toppled trees, twisted metal and towering piles of debris in the normally tourist-friendly downtown of Asheville on Wednesday

Local
1 year ago
Hurricane Helene’s victims include first responders

Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when […]

Local
1 year ago
Hurricane Helene victims include family swept away in Asheville

People died in six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Local
1 year ago
‘Complete devastation out there,’ search and rescue team member says

At least 57 people died in the flooding and devastation caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene

Local
1 year ago
Some pharmacies open: Here’s where to get prescriptions refilled

In the mad scramble to get food, water and gas, many people are also searching for a place to get their prescription medicines.

Local
1 year ago
Crews search for survivors days after Helene’s deluge

Searchers fanned out across the region, using helicopters to get past washed-out bridges and hiking through wilderness to reach isolated homes

Local
1 year ago
Health officials offer tips for safe water usage amid flooding

Access to safe and potable water is a critical issue in Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Local
1 year ago
I-40 reopens in McDowell County

Individuals evacuating the Asheville area can use I-40 East or I-26 East.

news
1 year ago
Asheville man using Facebook to help people find missing loved ones

Joe Woody wants to use magazine’s Facebook page to try to find people who have been unaccounted for since the storm