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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.

Gov. Josh Stein
Local
2 days ago
New plan maps WNC’s economic future after Helene

The regional strategy focuses on workforce, infrastructure and a more diverse Western North Carolina economy.

Asheville High School art teacher Kristina Shriver, left, and student Nia Teshome pose with a PGA TOUR representative during the Biltmore Championship Asheville. Teshome holds one of the limited-edition Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn bags featuring artwork created by Asheville High students.
Education
2 days ago
Asheville High student art featured on Poppy Popcorn bags

Student artwork appeared on limited-edition bags created for the Biltmore Championship Asheville

Deb Maslowski, a longtime Swannanoa resident, recalls how neighbors came together to share food, supplies and other necessities after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the community in September 2024
Community
2 days ago
Swannanoa resident recalls Helene, neighbors who helped

Deb Maslowski remembers rapidly rising water, weeks without power and neighbors helping neighbors

Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Community
2 days ago
Helene in Asheville: From rain to catastrophic flooding

A timeline of the rain, rising rivers, power outages and flooding that reshaped Western North Carolina

Piles of debris sit in front of homes in Swannanoa, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, after damage from Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Housing
3 days ago
2 years after Helene, Buncombe housing recovery continues

Some families are back home, while repairs, rebuilding and property buyouts remain underway

Vendors and visitors gather at the Swannanoa Market, part of the Swannanoa Resilience Hub’s efforts to support local businesses and bring the community together nearly two years after Tropical Storm Helene.
Community
3 days ago
Swannanoa Resilience Hub helps Helene recovery continue

Behind a bustling local market, case managers are still helping Helene survivors navigate recover

Crews work on the reconstruction of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, where Tropical Storm Helene caused extensive damage in September 2024.
Local
3 days ago
Helene road recovery: 99% reopened, but years of rebuilding remain

Helene damaged nearly 9,500 state-maintained road sites and 869 bridges across Western North Carolina

Local
4 days ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 6 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Sept. 25

Health & Wellness
4 days ago
Novant Health completes South Asheville Medical Park

New imaging and outpatient surgery centers expand health care services on Hendersonville Road

Community
4 days ago
Helene-damaged cliff worries East Asheville residents

ViewPointe residents say falling rocks and trees along Azalea Road poses a public safety concern