M.E. Sprengelmeyer

M.E. Sprengelmeyer is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He has more than 30 years' experience as a reporter, political writer, war correspondent, editor and newspaper publisher.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Four officers shot and killed serving warrant in Charlotte area; 4 others wounded

Four police officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday in North Carolina, home, police said.

Obituaries
1 year ago
Nadine Elizabeth Cordell, 1943-2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nadine Elizabeth Cordell, 81, went home to be with The Lord […]

Obituaries
1 year ago
Zacharias ‘Zack’ Elijah Embler, 1935-2024

ASHEVILLE — Zacharias “Zack” Elijah Embler, 88, went home to be with The Lord […]

Education
1 year ago
As non-profit dissolves, Weaverville to manage center’s programs

The non-profit Weaverville Center for Creative and Healthy Living (WCCHL) has led programming at the community center since 2021, but will dissolve this summer. The town will assume management with the help of an ad hoc committee.

A dog shows off its leaping skills during a "dock jumping" event during the fall 2023 edition of Dog Day Afternoon at Lake Julian Park in Arden.
Lifestyle
1 year ago
Pets and their people prep for Dog Day Afternoon on Saturday

Dogs will get star treatment but humans can have fun, too, at Dog Day Afternoon, noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Lake Julian Park in Arden.

Local
1 year ago
UPDATE: Interstate 40 West reopened after construction delay

Issues with latex-modified concrete delayed the reopening of a busy stretch of I-40 between Hendersonville Road and I-26.

Housing
1 year ago
Hendersonville considers giving new life to historic Osceola Inn

The Hendersonville City Council could clear the way for a 20-room hotel, event center and cafe, plus 26 multi-family housing units.

Obituaries
1 year ago
Joan Matusek, 1942-2024

Joan Matusek passed April 25, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. She was born June 5, […]

Local
1 year ago
Parts of I-40 closed over weekend for construction

A stretch of I-40 Interstate 40 between Hendersonville Road and Interstate 26 will close this weekend, weather permitting, so contractors can start rehabilitating bridges and doing resurfacing work, the North Carolina Department of Transportation reported.

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, pictured at a recent meeting, is heading to Washington, D.C., to lobby with a Task Force on Homelessness for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Housing
1 year ago
Manheimer, fellow mayors to lobby for help on homelessness

The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Homelessness Task Force will be advocating for federal help on the nationwide issue.

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