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
Man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and firearms offenses

A man facing numerous drug and weapons charges pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Interstate 26 traffic around Hendersonville was clogged from the morning well into the afternoon Tuesday after a fiery non-injury accident in a construction zone near exit 49B.
Local
1 year ago
Driver cited in crash that closed part of I-26 near Hendersonville

A fiery, non-injury crash on Interstate 26 caused headaches for thousands of motorists on Tuesday morning in Hendersonville

Local
1 year ago
Spivey Mountain search finds ‘no evidence’ of missing man’s whereabouts

A search on Spivey Mountain turned up no evidence of a missing Cherokee man, Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.

Local
1 year ago
Authorities search Spivey Mountain for missing man

Searchers are focused on the Spivey Mountain area in the search for missing Cherokee man Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man charged after being seen driving dead man’s vehicle

So far, the suspect has been charged with felony larceny and felony breaking or entering of a motor vehicle.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man in shootout with deputies died by suicide, death certificate says

A man who died in an exchange of gunfire with Henderson County deputies earlier this month died by suicide, according to his death certificate.

Local
1 year ago
Panel to highlight African-American historical sites in Asheville

An event May 7 will focus on South Asheville Cemetery, Shiloh AME Zion Church and Walton Street Park and Pool.

Education
1 year ago
Tour sheds light on the dirty laundry Thomas Wolfe aired

A Riverside Cemetery Tour will weave fact and fiction to highlight Asheville residents who inspired author’s characters.

An annual census of people in rescue shelters, transitional housing or on the streets finds growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Housing
1 year ago
Annual count confirms rise in homelessness in Asheville

The 2024 Point-in-Time Count found more people who were unsheltered, living in transitional housing or rescue shelters.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
On the clock: Veterans Healing Farm needs help for a new home

Veterans Healing Farm is racing to raise funds and find a suitable site before it must leave its longtime home this summer.