Asheville NC

Green beans are fresh for the picking at markets now! For many through the ages, beans of all kinds are more than food. They are a symbol of resilience, self-sufficiency, and the close-knit communities that have preserved them and kept them alive for generations. Poke around Appalachia and you’ll be sure to find some...

ASHEVILLE - Construction has begun on a new sidewalk coming to a key section of West Asheville's Patton Avenue. It will bring nearly a half-mile of accessible connectivity to the highly trafficked corridor, a stretch with a history of crashes, where sidewalks are largely disconnected. The project has a five-month...

HENDERSONVILLE - The Henderson County Public Schools 2025-2026 school year starts Aug. 11. Alongside Polk and Rutherford counties, Henderson has the earliest start date in Western North Carolina . When preparing Henderson County’s 2024-25 academic calendar, which had a start date of Aug. 12, administrators said that...

Ten months since Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of western North Carolina, post offices have not reopened in many communities. The town of Marshall, about a half-hour drive from Asheville, was devastated when the French Broad River surged through the streets. The town hall, police station, courthouse and post office...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department has launched its first in-house police academy since 2013, welcoming the largest number of recruits in seven years. Twenty-one cadets began their training Monday morning, joining 15 academy graduates who are currently undergoing field training. The in-house...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Henderson County officials report funding for a non-profit homeless youth shelter has been suspended after its executive director was arrested and charged with child sex crimes. Officials said Only Hope WNC, Inc., was approved to receive $35,000 in non-profit funding from the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A FedEx office in Asheville will soon reopen more than 10 months after it was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Helene flooding. Officials with the mailing service confirmed to News 13 that the FedEx in Biltmore Village, located at 17 Bryson Street, will hopefully reopen in early fall.

SWANNANOA, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A new neighborhood grocery store is on its way to historic downtown Beacon Village in Swannanoa, with a focus on providing fresh food to the local community. The Rite Buy Grocery, under construction at 106 Alexander Place, will occupy just under 1,200 square feet and...

McDowell County -- August 4, 2025: The McDowell County Sheriff's Office charged two people with felony possession of methamphetamine: Jermaine Tyrone Jackson, 49, and Carlton James Rutherford Jr., 39, both of Morganton. Jackson was given a $10,000 secured bond, but Rutherford did not get a bond because he was...

Fletcher -- Ground has been broken on Evado at Tap Root, a 270-unit, Class A multifamily community set to add new luxury residential. options to the Asheville area. Located on 20 acres just south of Asheville in Fletcher, the development will offer sweeping views of the mountains. This community is...