Business
1 year ago
Former classmates recall desegregation efforts in downtown Asheville

The F.W. Woolworth Co. Building is a locally significant landmark for its design as well as its importance as a site of local civil rights activism in the 1960s.

Education
1 year ago
After half a century, professor still at ‘promised land’ in Montreat

Fifty years since he arrived at Montreat College, Dr. Don Wayne King is still in the classroom as a prominent C.S. Lewis scholar.

AP File photo (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Local
1 year ago
About 12,150 gallons of wastewater spills into Wash Creek

Hendersonville officials notified the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, which is reviewing the matter.

Local
1 year ago
Turn food waste into compost: workshop Tuesday in Hendersonville

The city of Hendersonville is hosting a free Compost Demo Workshop 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
AdventHealth prepares to file application on Weaverville project

AdventHealth has set a date for filing its Certificate of Need application to the state, and scheduled ‘listening sessions’

Christian "Chris" Lachance, 76, is undeterred by the rain as he makes his daily walk picking up trash on Hazel Mill Road in West Asheville.
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
LOCAL HERO: Rain, lightning can’t slow man’s mission in West Asheville

Lightning flashes and pouring rain couldn’t slow Christian “Chris” Lachance’s mission combining exercise and city beautification.

Thunderstorms during the morning rush hour created slow, difficult driving conditions on the Patton Avenue bridge in Asheville and throughout the region on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Local
1 year ago
WEATHER: Possible tornado causes damage in Black Mountain

Thunderstorms Thursday morning created problems for morning rush hour traffic and power outages across Western North Carolina.

Local
1 year ago
WEATHER ALERT: Asheville bracing for thunderstorm Thursday

It could be thunderstorm Thursday across the Asheville area and much of Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.

Education
1 year ago
Surprised Teacher of the Year thinks fun and learning go together

Asheville Middle School’s Kelli Madkins is now in the running to be the North Carolina’s state Teacher of the Year.

Sudden thunderstorms on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, toppled a massive tree that grazed a house in the Starnes Cove area.
Local
1 year ago
Burst of rain and hail downs trees, jostles power lines

Storms pounded the Asheville area on Wednesday and were expected to continue overnight.