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Business
3 months ago
Free job training program available to Asheville youths

Hood Huggers Foundation program serves young people facing education and employment barriers

school bus weather closures
Community
3 months ago
Icy roads prompt delays, closures for Western North Carolina Schools

Buncombe County’s Reynolds and Roberson districts and Asheville City Schools on two-hour delay Wednesday

Former UNC Asheville basketball coach Eddie Biedenbach, the winningest coach in Big South Conference men’s basketball history is now 80.
Education
3 months ago
Eddie Biedenbach turns 80, but his legacy at UNCA remains timeless

Winningest coach in Big South men’s basketball history continues to inspire players, coaches and fans decades after leading the Bulldogs to multiple championships

Education
3 months ago
Asheville, Buncombe schools shift to remote learning amid frigid temps

Below-zero temperatures and refreezing roads prompt closures Tuesday after winter storm Fern

school bus weather closures
Community
3 months ago
Winter Storm Fern forces school closures across Asheville area

Icy roads and freezing rain prompt districts to cancel classes

Community
3 months ago
Winter storm fallout cancels classes in Asheville area schools

No remote learning planned as power outages persist

Asheville History
3 months ago
‘I Have a Dream’: Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what would become one of the most famous speeches in American history. “I Have a Dream,” King’s address to the 200,000–300,000 attendees of The March on Washington, remains a signature rallying cry for civil rights over 60 years later.

Community
3 months ago
‘Save the Woods’ walkout draws dozens of UNC Asheville students, community members

A crowd of University of North Carolina Asheville students, Asheville community members and local leaders attended a walkout today in front of the Highsmith Student Union on UNC Asheville campus. The protest was organized in support of “Save the Woods,” a local rallying cry for the preservation of 45 acres of nearby urban forest.

Education
3 months ago
Some schools in Asheville area delay start times after frigid night

Several districts opt for delayed starts because of concerns about road conditions

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
NC author Katelyn Williams on writing a book for ‘Brown Girls’ everywhere

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, debut author Katelyn Williams published her first children’s book, “What Can Brown Girls Do?,” a spotlight on the accomplishments of eight real-world Black and Brown women, written by Williams and illustrated by Danielle Arrington.