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.

Education
1 year ago
Study will help decide if city, county school districts should merge

The Buncombe County Board of Education got an update Thursday on the School Consolidation Feasibility Study

Education
1 year ago
Dr. Glenda Weinert appointed to vacant school board seat

Dr. Glenda Weinert has been tapped to fill the vacant at-large seat on the Buncombe County Board of Education.

Local
1 year ago
Do you believe? Beam up to Spruce Pine for Alien Festival

The Spruce Pine Alien Festival offers speakers, vendors, music, food and fun.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Buncombe County woman faces trafficking charges

A Buncombe County woman was jailed Wednesday on numerous drug charges just weeks after being arrested on a variety of other charges.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
3 people charged in Madison County break-ins

Three people from Tennessee have been arrested in a breaking-and-entering ring

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Arrest made after man stabbed in head in River Arts District

Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing another in the head on Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Riverside Drive.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
One week later, authorities mum on Blue Ridge Parkway shooting

Authorities have released no new information about a shooting last week on Blue Ridge Parkway.

Sudden thunderstorms on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, toppled a massive tree that grazed a house in the Starnes Cove area.
Local
1 year ago
Two more tornadoes confirmed in May storm

The National Weather Service says the storm system that hit the area last month spawned two tornadoes in Jackson County that merged into one.

Local
1 year ago
I-40 East in Asheville to be closed for work this weekend

Part of Interstate 40 in Asheville will be closed for road work this weekend.

Suzie Hill, of Leicester, keeps out of the rain grocery shopping with a reusable bag.
Local
1 year ago
WEATHER ALERT: Storms bring rain, winds, lightning

Afternoon thunderstorms are firing up again across Western North Carolina, and some could bring damaging winds and lightning, according to the National Weather Service.