New ‘Shiloh House’ opens in Asheville to host community programs, events
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Shiloh Community Association marked a new milestone Monday with the opening of a new community house in a historic Asheville neighborhood. The new Shiloh House, which was purchased in December 2024, will serve as a resource center for the local community. The house, located next to the...
Mission Hospital CEO announces goal to make 200 hires in 100 days, half of...
Mission Hospital CEO Greg Lowe has told employees the company wants to hire 200 employees over just more than three months beginning on Sept. 22, according to a document obtained by Asheville Watchdog. “You asked, we listened,” Lowe said in a newsletter sent to staff and dated Aug. 21. “Starting...
Head in the clouds: For Pisgah Inn owner, hope is the only choice
Operate a hotel for long enough, and eventually you feel like you’ve seen everything. But for Pisgah Inn owner Bruce O’Connell — in the hospitality trenches since 1979 — the last year takes the cake. “I’ve been through sewer plant failures, rockslides, other parkway closures that...
Tyler Childers, Billy Strings donate items to Year of Revival Auction for Helene recovery
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One year after the remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, dozens of celebrated musicians are stepping up to help mountain communities as they continue to rebuild. Tyler Childers and Billy Strings are among the nationally known artists donating signed guitars, rare vinyl and...
Expert critiques FEMA’s bureaucratic slowdown amid western NC’s Helene recovery efforts
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An N.C. State University professor, whose previous jobs include assistant director for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCEM), director of the Office of Recovery and Renewal in Mississippi and senior recovery advisory to Roy Cooper and NCEM after Hurricane Matthew, is...
Asheville City Council to accept largest loan yet for Helene recovery
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville City Council is set to officially accept the city's largest loan to help offset Hurricane Helene costs. The state loan of $12 million will bring the city's total to more than $16 million from a General Assembly Cash Flow loan fund. Many municipalities...
Mission Health settles 3-year-old antitrust lawsuit brought by Brevard, Asheville, and Buncombe and Madison...
HCA Healthcare and Mission Health have agreed to a settlement with several Western North Carolina municipalities in a three-year lawsuit accusing the hospital system and its corporate owner of antitrust violations. The cities of Brevard and Asheville, along with Buncombe and Madison counties, reached an agreement...
Asheville to crack down on panhandling in high traffic zones
New rules will expand Asheville’s panhandling restrictions to encompass more of the central business district and around around the Haywood Road and Patton Avenue areas. The updated panhandling ordinance was passed by Asheville City Council in late August. It previously applied only to portions of downtown and...
$12M in FEMA relief announced after North Carolina leaders report delays in Helene funding
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than $12 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants will be distributed to North Carolina communities still recovering from Hurricane Helene, according to a Sept. 9 news release from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The reimbursements will go toward vital...
Crashes close Smokey Park Highway, I-40 ramp at Enka/Candler
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A crash closed a section of Smokey Park Highway/U.S. 19 near Interstate 40 in Candler during the Monday morning commute, officials said. The road was shut down around 6 a.m. and is expected to remain closed until about 9 a.m., according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
