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.

Water Asheville system Buncombe County schools homes Hurricane Helene lead
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Lead found in some schools, homes that get water from Asheville

Lead levels were not found in the water source, but rather from water traveling through older pipes owned by customers

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Novant wants to build diagnostic center in Buncombe County

A public hearing for Novant Health’s plans for a diagnostic center in Asheville is scheduled for next month

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man wanted in shooting death arrested in Jacksonville

Asheville police found Makayla Lashea Harrison, 26, dead from what appeared to be a gunshot wound around 11 a.m. Saturday

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Helene updates: Water clarity at North Fork Reservoir improves

Water clarity, grants for housing-related costs, Home Hazard Mitigation projects, business grants

Local
1 year ago
NCDOT flood-alert tools possibly saved lives in I-40 flooding

Floodwaters driven by Tropical Storm Helene eventually reached about 8 feet over I-40.

Local
1 year ago
Search continues for woman last seen 2 years ago in Biltmore Village area

Keri Lynn Buckner, 32, was last seen on Nov. 11, 2022, on Biltmore Avenue in the Biltmore Village area

Business
1 year ago
Which Buncombe County businesses have reopened?

Check these websites to see what area businesses are open, temporarily closed or closed

FEMA center Asheville Mall
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Helene updates: Buncombe reopens homeowner grant program

Grants may be used for housing-related costs like property tax bills, housing costs, mortgage or homeowner’s insurance

Local
1 year ago
Buncombe County detention officer killed in crash

The crash happened just after midnight Tuesday on New Stock Road

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Have you seen this food trailer?

The trailer was taken from the 2300 block of U.S. 70 in Swannanoa on or around Nov. 2