Pruett Norris

Pruett Norris is a staff reporter and film critic for 828newsNOW. He is a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) and graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in English and Electronic Media/Broadcasting. He enjoys vampire movies, Scrabble and hanging out with his cat, Tommy Chainsaw. Contact him at pruett@828newsNOW.com.

Crime & Safety
8 months ago
21-year-old east Asheville hotel shooter found and arrested

Edzavious Javon Lindsay, 21, has been located and arrested after shooting two people at an east Asheville hotel on Monday, Feb. 24.

On The Town
8 months ago
Presentation on troubled life of Fitzgerald family substitutes for Zelda Week

The “America’s Doomed Duo” presentation will be held at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial.

Business
8 months ago
Asheville Costco? Discount warehouse in early talks for Enka location

Popular discount warehouse chain Costco Wholesale is meeting with city planners to determine if plans for a new Costco in Enka-Candler will come to fruition.

Local
8 months ago
Public transportation meets Internet connection: ART buses get Wi-Fi

Asheville Rides Transit, or ART, buses are now equipped with free Internet access for riders. The new ART bus feature is made possible through grant funding from Land of Sky Regional Council and Dogwood Health Trust.

Crime & Safety
8 months ago
Woman stabbed in the face on Sweeten Creek Road, BCSO charges suspect

Taranthea Lynn Carson, 50, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury.

Perspectives
8 months ago
Theatre review: ‘9 to 5’ at Mars Hill messy but unmistakably Dolly

Mars Hill University staged a fun but flawed production of Dolly Parton musical “9 to 5” from Feb. 27 to March 2 at Owen Theatre.

Health & Wellness
8 months ago
‘It’s time for Mission to step up’: Scathing press conference condemns HCA

Nearly every speaker at the conference called for increases in medical staffing and criticized HCA – especially Greg Lowe, president of the N.C. division of HCA – for the way Mission Hospital is being operated.

Perspectives
8 months ago
The Oscars are Sunday: What will win, should win and where to watch – 828reviewsNOW

The 97th Academy Awards will be televised beginning at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 2 on ABC and streamed on Hulu. Before the stars hit the red carpet, read our analysis of who’s coming home with Oscar gold and why.

On The Town
8 months ago
How Plants for Everyone grows community through an annual sale

The Plants for Everyone plant sale will be held from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 1 at Smith Mill Works, 80 Cowan Cove Road.

Health & Wellness
8 months ago
Sunny reopening at Veterans Healing Farm, newly minted telehealth station

Nonprofit organization Veterans Healing Farm marked their recommencement with a double ribbon cutting ceremony: The occasion was accompanied by the debut of a VA Telehealth Station.

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