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.

Black Mountain Police Chief Steve Parker says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but Mayor C. Michael Sobol isn't convinced it needs to be replaced.
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Cramped, often flooded, is town’s police HQ due to be replaced?

Black Mountain’s police chief says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but the mayor isn’t convinced it needs to be replaced.

Black Mountain and Weaverville soon will decide whether to create so-called "social districts" to allow regulated "to-go" alcohol sales within specific boundaries.
Local
1 year ago
Black Mountain, Weaverville soon to decide on ‘social districts’

The communities are considering ‘social districts’ to allow regulated “to-go” alcohol sales within specific boundaries.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Authorities add 2nd Degree Murder charge in death of pedestrian

Police have added a Second Degree Murder charge against a man accused of assaulting a pedestrian Feb. 29 on Haywood Road near Craven Street in Asheville.

Local
1 year ago
The Eclipse over Asheville: the clouds thinned just in time

Clouds thinned just in time. Asheville saw the partial eclipse. The region avoided the path of total disappointment.

Mary Anne Rayburn
Obituaries
1 year ago
Mary Anne Rayburn, 1940-2024

Mary Anne Hooper Rayburn met her Savior, Jesus Christ, and reunited in Heaven with […]

Linda Ann Reese
Obituaries
1 year ago
Linda Ann Reese, 1949-2024

Linda Ann Reese (Grant) passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, at the age […]

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Local
1 year ago
Two teens killed in weekend crash at Interstate 40 off-ramp

In a separate incident early Sunday, a Fletcher man died in a wrong-way crash on the interstate.

Anticipation is building for Monday's total solar eclipse, as during this eclipse on Aug. 10, 199, at Truro, England. But in the Asheville area, the question is whether the clouds will cooperate.
Local
1 year ago
Sun and moon will dance, but some clouds might cut in

In Asheville and elsewhere, partly cloudy forecasts are tempering expectations for Monday’s eclipse of the sun.

Senior exercise
Outdoors
1 year ago
Seniors can overcome a lack of motivation to exercise

Western North Carolina’s mountains, trails and abundant fresh air are an invitation to regular exercise, but people of all ages sometimes struggle to stay motivated.

Improvements on New Leicester Highway (pictured from March 2024) are among dozens of proposed projects residents can rank in the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Project Prioritization Process.
Local
1 year ago
What road desperately needs fixing? Help set our local spending priorities

Residents can help shape the priorities for highway, road and transit projects in an online Project Prioritization Survey for the State Transportation Improvement Program.

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