Local
1 year ago
County’s new General Services Complex built with an eye to future

The new Buncombe County General Services Complex is expected to be operating by January.

Sports
1 year ago
‘Wise Guy’ Metcalf earns a statewide media honor

Charlie Metcalf of WISE Sports Radio has added a Media Person of the Year award to go with his football championship ring.

Business
1 year ago
Birthday block party planning kicks into Second Gear

Second Gear is gearing up for a 20th birthday celebration from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 15, in Asheville’s River Arts District.

Sports
1 year ago
Scheffler enters U.S. Open with a target on his back

Having won five of his last eight tournaments, there’s no doubt Scottie Scheffler is the best in golf heading into the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C.

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.

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.