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.

Local
1 year ago
45 people to rappel 12 stories to raise money for Special Olympics

Over the Edge is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday at Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel

Local
1 year ago
New moveable pickleball nets being tested at Weaver Park

The nets are part of a pilot program to test the impacts of a new system on court surfaces

Local
1 year ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 2 of high school football

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Here are the scores from Aug. 30, 2024, the second […]

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Overdose Awareness Day event planned at Carrier Park

Buncombe County is partnering with SeekHealing for the Overdose Awareness Day event

Local
1 year ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Asheville area

Damage to trees and power lines is possible

Local
1 year ago
Council adopts 10-year plan for Asheville Parks & Recreation

The plan identifies which recreation spaces need the most work and which projects will be most beneficial to the community.

Local
1 year ago
Labor Day weekend travel tips from AAA

The three most common reasons for stranded motorist rescues are flat tires, dead batteries and lockouts, according to AAA.

Local
1 year ago
Tourists fans gather with officials for McCormick groundbreaking

$38.5 million project will bring ballpark up to Minor League Baseball’s Professional Development League standards

Local
1 year ago
Parkway tourism contributes almost $1.4B to economy, report says

That spending supported 19,159 jobs in local areas and had a cumulative benefit to the local economies of more than $1.8 billion

Local
1 year ago
Don’t forget to sign up with new garbage hauler

FCC Environmental Services will soon be the hauler for residential garbage and recycling in unincorporated areas of Buncombe County