Local
1 year ago
Firefighter salaries at center of Asheville’s budget decision Tuesday

Raises for Asheville firefighters are included in the city’s 2025 budget. It’s how much those raises will be that’s in question.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man accused of driving dead man’s vehicle faces more charges

Scotty Keith Styles is facing more charges after he was seen driving a vehicle that belonged to a dead man

Local
1 year ago
Next phase of Asheville parking deck repairs out for bids

Priority repairs at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Wall Street and Rankin Avenue garages have been completed but smaller fixes are ongoing

Local
1 year ago
Planners consider facility for women veterans in Hendersonville

Hendersonville’s Planning Board will consider a plan to open a residential care facility for female military veterans at risk of homelessness.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police arrest two on drug charges while investigating shooting

While Asheville police were investigating a shooting on Atkinson Street, they made two drug arrests.

Obituaries
1 year ago
Allen Lee Hincher, 1960-2024

Allen Lee Hincher of Brevard, formerly of Wilkes County, released his earthly bounds to […]

Obituaries
1 year ago
Susanne Strain, 1971-2024

Susanne Strain, age 53, passed May 30, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. Asheville Mortuary Services […]

Michael Francis Reagan shows off one of his works, a map of southeast Asia, at his home studio. Considered the "Last Mapmaker" for his hand-made methods, his works will be shown this summer at Grovewood Gallery.
Local
1 year ago
‘Last Mapmaker’ leads the way to a lost art

In a high-tech era, Michael Francis Reagan keeps the art of hand-made mapmaking alive.

Obituaries
1 year ago
Rita Lee, 1955-2024

Rita Lee passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Care Partners Solace […]

Downtown Asheville
Local
1 year ago
DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN: City Council tries to address BID concerns

Resolution tries to address critics’ issues before a planned vote Tuesday on creation of a downtown Business Improvement District, or “BID.”