Education
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago
Authorities search Spivey Mountain for missing man

Searchers are focused on the Spivey Mountain area in the search for missing Cherokee man Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man charged after being seen driving dead man’s vehicle

So far, the suspect has been charged with felony larceny and felony breaking or entering of a motor vehicle.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man in shootout with deputies died by suicide, death certificate says

A man who died in an exchange of gunfire with Henderson County deputies earlier this month died by suicide, according to his death certificate.

Local
2 years ago
Panel to highlight African-American historical sites in Asheville

An event May 7 will focus on South Asheville Cemetery, Shiloh AME Zion Church and Walton Street Park and Pool.

Local
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago
Joan Matusek, 1942-2024

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

Local
2 years 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.