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 month ago
Lawsuit planned over Haywood landfill confrontation

Attorneys for two truck drivers say their clients were assaulted and threatened at gunpoint by landfill workers and a Haywood County sheriff’s deputy

Deshawn Lamar Perry, 32, with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon
Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Asheville shooting suspect considered armed, dangerous

The victim was taken to the hospital with five non-life-threatening gunshot wounds

Labor Commissioner Luke Farley
Business
1 month ago
Wage complaints span 87 NC counties, $2.5M returned to employees

Buncombe workers recover nearly $28K in unpaid wages, state report shows

Terri Brne helps clear a bookshelf so it can be repainted and used in a serenity room for teachers at T.C. Roberson.
Community
1 month ago
Volunteers create ‘serenity room’ for teachers at TC Roberson

Christos Foundation, YMCA and community partners transform classroom into a calming space to help educators recharge

Crime & Safety
1 month ago
Kurdys cites experience, compassion in bid for Buncombe County DA

Senior assistant district attorney practices trauma-informed justice and commits to eliminating case backlog

A campsite in Loop A of Julian Price Campground
Local
1 month ago
Crews clear way for partial reopening of Julian Price Campground

The area is off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock

Local
1 month ago
Temporary skating rink planned for Asheville parking lot

The Carrier Park rink sustained significant damage during Helene

Local
2 months ago
Horizon 30 ordered to cease mining at Mitchell County quarry

The injunction follows an NCDEQ complaint saying the company repeatedly ignored mining laws at the Carter Quarry along the Nolichucky River

Outdoors
2 months ago
Linville Gorge closures planned as Helene repairs begin

The work will focus on removing debris, repairing roads and facilities and removing hazard trees

Local
2 months ago
Backpack giveaway aims to equip Asheville area kids for school

John McClung Roofing and its community partners aims to provide 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in Western North Carolina.

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