The 79th Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Southern Highland Craft Guild, The Folk Art Center. 79th Fall Edition Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. Where: Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville, 87 Haywood St., Downtown Asheville, NC. When: Fall: October 15-18, 2026. Hours: 10 a.m. –5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Admission: $12 Adults | Free for Children under
Three golf tournaments in two weeks tee Asheville area into the spotlight
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Lots of excitement in the golf community here in Asheville. It’s not just the PGA tournament this week that’s shaking things up for golfers and fans. "Golf has been a lifelong sport for me, and I just look forward to anything that grows...
Bite Into A Scratch-Made Biscuit At These 9 North Carolina Spots Where Breakfast Runs...
North Carolina takes its biscuits seriously, and once you taste one made fresh that morning, you understand why. Across the state, from mountain towns to beach boardwalks, there are kitchens turning out layered, buttery biscuits that never come from a can. Some pile them high with fried chicken or gravy,...
Goombay Festival highlights African diaspora culture, inviting Asheville to celebrate
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville's Goombay Festival is back again to celebrate African and Caribbean heritage through Sept. 13. The YMI Cultural Center is presenting the event featuring DJs, live performances, artists and local vendors. Goombay invites the community to eat, dance, shop and learn. "It includes a skati
This Giant North Carolina Thrift Store Charges By The Pound, And $30 Fills A...
Somewhere in Asheville, North Carolina, there’s a thrift store that threw out the rulebook, stomped on it, donated it to itself, and then sold it back to you for approximately twelve cents a pound. That place is the Goodwill Outlet Store at 1616 Patton Ave, and it is absolutely...
HCA CEO Sam Hazen: Mission must ‘earn’ community trust
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said he knows people have been asking him to come to Asheville for months. Hazen joined Mission Health CEO Greg Lowe and health care and community leaders for a Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative discussion at MAHEC, where he addressed Mission Hos
Little Feat Welcomes Marcus King, Maggie Rose, Vince Herman, More To Reignite ‘The Last...
After making its Grand Ole Opry debut with help from special guest Maggie Rose on Tuesday, Little Feat kicked off the fall leg of The Last Farewell Tour with a string of surprise sit-ins on Thursday and Friday, welcoming Marcus King, Maggie Rose, Tommy Emmanuel, and more at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium before reuniting
Get Your Tickets for the 2026 Opportunity Quilt
Tickets for the 2026 Opportunity Quilt made by members of the Mountain PiecemakersQuilt Guild are for sale by the members as well as online at https://mpqg.wildapricot.org/opportunity-quilt. The beautiful quilt is 89 inches square in the album quilt style. The pattern is called “Haberdashery Sampler” by Nancy Rink. Des
America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers
Activists delivered a petition to Costa Farms, the world's largest grower of indoor houseplants, calling for protections from extreme heat for plant nursery workers in North Carolina and other states. On Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, a small band of activists marched past the gates of a sprawling plant...
Hit-and-run crash leads to arrest of convicted felon in west Asheville: police
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An investigation into a vehicle crash on Sept. 10 in west Asheville resulted in the arrest of a convicted felon. The Asheville Police Department said in a Sept. 11 news release LaDarrell Antwain Mashburn, 47, was arrested after being involved in a crash in the 200 block of Emma Road at 7:36 p.m

















