Asheville NC

Following the adoption of two new pieces of legislation, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on July 14 to review two options presented to them:. • Use the outdated 2021 schedule of property values combined with a 61.54-cent tax rate to uphold the budget the Board adopted more than a month

Churchill, a luxury condominium development planned for Asheville’s South Slope district, is moving closer to construction with a redesigned plan. The development will pierce the city skyline as one of the tallest buildings in Asheville, but developers say its vision is centered on preserving the wooded character of Ch

Written by Ted Clifford, Asheville Watchdog. Following the sale of Asheville’s Mission Health system to HCA Healthcare in 2019, nurses and doctors left in large numbers, practices closed, regulators sanctioned the hospital multiple times, and the public has clamored for information. But lately, that information has bee

The Hendersonville Ice Cream Trail offers a sweet escape for chill-seekers in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Over a dozen trail locations churn out tasty adventure every day, especially on “Sundaes.”. Choose from a variety of ice cream shops and parlors serving homemade and brand-name ice creams, frozen custards, frozen...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A volunteer wildlife rehabilitator in Buncombe County is speaking out after health officials released a statement urging residents to get checked for rabies if they had visited her home or rescue center. Michelle Cole, a volunteer at Alleyoop Wildlife Rescue in Candler, told FOX..

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Tanger Outlets Asheville has added two new businesses this summer, and one of those businesses has already opened. The Outlets announced in a July 21 news release that it has added JD Sports, which is now open in a 5,000-square-foot space adjacent to American Eagle and Aerie. The release said t

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Western North Carolina could see another round of strong to severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, with forecasters warning that damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, especially across the mountains and foothills. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg s

The North Carolina General Assembly decided not to provide $28 million in funding for an Asheville-to-Salisbury passenger rail line. Despite the setback, rail advocates said they’re hopeful they’ll be able to secure the funding next year. Gov. Josh Stein had asked for the money in his budget request...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Hendersonville Road is temporarily closed in Biltmore Village this week as crews perform scheduled track maintenance at the railroad crossing. Norfolk Southern confirmed the road closed Tuesday, July 21, and work is expected to continue until Thursday morning. “We appreciate the public's patien

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced that an Asheville man was sentenced on Monday for drug and gun-related charges. Kuron Christopher Grant, 23, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphe