Local
1 year ago
Chess in the park: Asheville police throw down the gauntlet

People of all skill levels are welcome to play Asheville police in chess at Pritchard Park

Madison County Arts Council executive director Brandon Johnson plays a version of "Nancy Rowland" by the late Madison County fiddler Tommy Hunter. Johnson builds and repairs violins in his spare time.
Local
1 year ago
VIDEO: Saving forests and old time music on Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain Music Festival started as a protest against deforestation and still is going strong 27 years later.

Local
1 year ago
Re-learn joy of reading at a Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair

The Whale is partnering with The POP Project to host the riff on the classic elementary school book sales on Saturday, June 15.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Candler man pleads guilty to robbery ‘because of drugs’

A Candler man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a January 2024 robbery that he reportedly told police was “because of drugs.”

Politics
1 year ago
More Republicans needed for nonpartisan poll worker teams

Buncombe County needs 550 poll workers for election day, and 200 for early voting, with an information session noon on Thursday.

Obituaries
1 year ago
Edith Blankenship, 1936-2024

Candler – Edith Ray Hawkins Blankenship, 87, went to be with the Lord on […]

Obituaries
1 year ago
Robert Lawrence Fisher, 1939-2024

WAYNESVILLE – Robert Lawrence Fisher, age 85, passed away on June 9, 2024. Robert […]

Obituaries
1 year ago
Patricia Ann Bunch, 1942-2024

Patricia Ann Bunch passed June 6, 2024, in Brevard, N.C. Born to Earl Van […]

Obituaries
1 year ago
Charles Ronald ‘Joseph’ Hennessee

Charles Ronald “Joseph” Hennessee, 68, of Asheville, North Carolina, died at Mission Hospital system […]

On The Town
1 year ago
Black Mountain Blues fest will be a jam of ‘resilience’

Fans of the blues can take their pick of 46 different acts at the inaugural Black Mountain Blues festival July 12 to 14 at eight different venues.