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
Police want public’s help solving 2021 Haywood Road shooting

Keith Larnel Blair, 31, was shot and killed in the parking lot behind the Bledsoe Building on Haywood Road about 1 a.m. May 29, 2021.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
19-year-old critically injured in shooting on Blue Ridge Parkway

One person was injured in a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Marion man charged in death by distribution case

After a man’s drug overdose death in March 2023, investigators were led to a suspect now charged with felonious death by distribution.

Local
1 year ago
I-26 Connector claims three more properties on Riverside Drive

Three property owners along Riverside Drive have sold their land to make way for the I-26 Connector project, state officials said

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire, indecent liberties case

The case stemmed from allegations of an alleged relationship with a teenager when he was 22 years old.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Advisory issued for Haywood creeks, river after fuel spill

A recreational water advisory has been issued for several Haywood County waterways after a diesel fuel spill.

school bus weather closures
Education
1 year ago
27 apply for vacant Buncombe County Schools board seat

The Buncombe County Board of Education has a vacancy, and more than two dozen people want to fill it.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Nebo couple arrested on drug charges

Complaints to the sheriff’s office about drug activity led to the arrest of a Nebo couple.

Local
1 year ago
State rules Asheville firefighter’s cancer death in line-of-duty

Commission’s ruling highlights cancer as the leading cause of death among firefighters and could benefit his surviving family.

Local
1 year ago
Fallen service members honored in Black Mountain

“Each headstone represents a story of bravery and sacrifice.” — Joanna Weber