Explore Asheville’s past with Tombstone Tales, a series uncovering the stories of iconic figures buried in the area. From local legends to unsung heroes, these historical highlights bring history to life—one grave at a time.
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Tombstone Tales: The man who helped light America
A Connecticut-born pioneer of electric lighting and his North Carolina wife rest in Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery, their stories entwined with industry, innovation and philanthropy.
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Tombstone Tales: The Von Ruck Mausoleum and Asheville’s literary ties
A story that runs from Asheville’s tuberculosis era to Thomas Wolfe’s fiction and early American horror.
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Tombstone Tales: A Revolutionary War Soldier at Canton’s Locust Field
A Revolutionary War pension file and a Canton gravesite connect Thomas Abel’s Virginia enlistment to his final resting place in Haywood County.
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Tombstone Tales: The hidden angel of Riverside Cemetery in Asheville
A marble figure, lost to ivy in summer and revealed each winter, is tied to a Southern literary legacy.
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Tombstone Tales: A uniquely Appalachian Monument in Haywood County
A 1936 burial reflects a Western North Carolina tradition of handmade memorials.
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Tombstone Tales: Mystery beneath Biltmore Stone Cutters Monument
At Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery, a Biltmore-linked stonecutters memorial reveals a deeper story of labor, loss and unanswered questions.
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828newsNOW Wrapped: A look back at the news of 2025
As we wrap up our first full calendar year of 828newsNOW, we wanted to take a look back at the stories that mattered to our community most in 2025. From all of us on the 828newsNOW team, thank you for reading, sharing and supporting our local journalism. Here’s to continuing to tell your stories in…
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828newsNOW reflects on the features, series that anchored the year’s coverage
Legends, local history and food took center stage in 2025
