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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.

Nantahala National Forest law enforcement officers pose next to 425 pounds of illegally collected ramps. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service/Tori Stackhouse
Local
4 months ago
Ramp season about to ramp up in Asheville area

Slow-growing Appalachian delicacy returns to forests and farmers markets as Forest Service officials warn against overharvesting

Community
4 months ago
USPS seeks comments on unnamed Swannanoa post office site

Residents say it’s impossible to weigh in without knowing the proposed location

A coalition of environmental and recreation groups is urging the Metropolitan Sewerage District board to consider the potential removal of the more than 120-year-old Craggy Dam on the French Broad River
Local
4 months ago
Aging Craggy Dam prompts debate over repairs or removal

MSD board expected to discuss valuation and future of 120-year-old hydropower facility in Woodfin

Buncombe County Helene Resource Center
Local
4 months ago
Helene Resource Center to close walk-in services in Asheville

Center to shift to appointment-based model as storm recovery continues

GE Aerospace Asheville
Business
4 months ago
Asheville among cities to benefit from GE Aerospace expansion

North Carolina plants to gain advanced manufacturing technology and hundreds of jobs

NCDOT sign
Local
4 months ago
Rock blasts scheduled on I-26 Connector in Asheville

Up to eight controlled blasts planned near Asheville interchange; motorists may face 10-15 minute slowdowns

Partly cloudy skies hang over railcars above Hendersonville Road, as Western North Carolina braces for a cold front expected to bring rain and mountain snow.
Local
4 months ago
From near-record heat to possible snow: Weather shift ahead for Asheville area

Cold front expected overnight with storms, rain and a brief wintry mix in the mountains

Health & Wellness
4 months ago
First public hearing on PFAS wastewater rules set for Asheville

State regulators will take public comment April 7 on plans to monitor and reduce “forever chemicals” discharged into North Carolina waterways

Local
4 months ago
What Asheville City Council approved at its March 10 meeting

Council signs off on recovery funding, infrastructure improvements and affordable housing plan update

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Interim Police Chief Jackie Stepp
Crime & Safety
4 months ago
Violent stretch continues with gunfire at West Asheville apartments

Mayor and interim police chief call for community help following weekend violence

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