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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.

Business
2 years ago
Behind ‘Best of Asheville’: Givens Estates top retirement community

Givens Estates is a non-profit senior life plan community where each person is treated with dignity and respect.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Boil water notice could be lifted by next week, city says

The last time raw water was pushed into the Asheville water system was last Saturday

Water Asheville system Buncombe County schools homes Hurricane Helene lead
Health & Wellness
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago
Helene updates: Water clarity at North Fork Reservoir improves

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

Local
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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