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From left: Polk County Commission Chairman Myron Yoder, DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson, DEMLR Director Toby Vinson, Polk County Emergency Management Director Bobby Arledge and Polk County Manager Marche Pittman pose in front of the Turner Shoals Dam, which received $1.3 million to repair damage from Hurricane Helene.
Local
3 weeks ago
3 Western North Carolina dams get $3.4M for Helene repairs

Turner Shoals, Beech Lake and Ashe Lake dams were among dozens damaged during Tropical Storm Helene

Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Jury convicts Arden woman of felony drug trafficking after federal investigation

Emily Normeka Nesby, 46, was found guilty by a Buncombe County jury of trafficking in cocaine by possession, Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams announced.

Local
3 weeks ago
Pearson Bridge Road to close for 6 weeks in Asheville

NCDOT closure begins Sept. 23; drivers face a 5.5-mile detour

Local
3 weeks ago
NC Mountain State Fair: What to know before the final weekend

Rides, food, entertainment and a chance of storms are on tap Friday through Sunday

Local
3 weeks ago
I-26 East closed after crash in Buncombe County

All lanes closed past Exit 33; drivers should expect delays

Business
3 weeks ago
Sheetz proposed on Long Shoals Road in Arden

Plans call for a 6,139-square-foot store on a 5.9-acre site now home to two houses

Sports
4 weeks ago
Where to watch the Biltmore Championship Asheville: Streaming and TV guide

The Biltmore Championship Asheville PGA TOUR golf tournament begins tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. If you do not have tickets to attend in person, check out our guide to where to watch on streaming and TV.

Business
4 weeks ago
New horror-themed bookstore, tea shop and lounge coming to haunt South Slope

Haints and Hollers Apothecary, a local Asheville tea company, will soon open a horror-themed tea bar and bookstore in the South Slope district of downtown Asheville.

Community
4 weeks ago
Asheville Tourists to host trick-or-treat trail, free Halloween movie night

The Asheville Tourists will host a free “BOO Ridge” Halloween event next month at HomeTrust Park, featuring a trick-or-treating trail and a family-friendly Halloween movie screening.

Public parking sign and stone office building at 52 Coxe Avenue, with a tree-lined foreground and a blue sky.
Housing
4 weeks ago
Buncombe affordable housing project faces $15M funding gap

203-unit Coxe Avenue development received neither state CDBG-DR funding nor housing tax credits

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