Teacher seeks instrument donations to inspire Asheville Middle School students
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Calling all musicians to the front!. An Asheville Middle School teacher needs your unwanted instruments. The eighth-grade social studies teacher is seeking guitar donations to introduce his students to an art form they currently lack access to. Joe Hooten said his students showed interest in...
New Morning Gallery rises again after monthslong closure due to Tropical Storm Helene
ASHEVILLE - On June 20, Sarah Garrard, a glassblower, greeted guests who strolled through her sculptural glass collection at New Morning Gallery’s grand reopening reception in the historic Biltmore Village. One of the ornamental vases displayed stood as a symbol of resilience and hope. Garrard, a Weaverville resident...
Buncombe County kicks off town hall series this week
WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County Commissioners will kick off a series of summer town halls on Thursday, June 26, with a District 2 event scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the North Windy Ridge Intermediate School cafeteria, located at 20 Doan Road in Weaverville. The town halls...
Westbound lane on I-40 closed near Candler because of crash
CANDLER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A crash on Interstate 40 near Wiggins Road in Buncombe County closed one of the left westbound lanes late Tuesday morning, causing significant traffic disruptions. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the incident occurred around mile marker 38, about one mile...
WNC farmers face uncertainty; Legislators consider cutting pilot health program funds
YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Hundreds of farmers are still trying to recover nearly nine months after Helene. In recent weeks, many in Western North Carolina are rattled over reports that state legislators are prepping to cut a program that helps give farmers a stable revenue. “We were starting...
Group officially purchases railroad tracks for Saluda Grade Trail
A rail line which is set to be transformed into a recreational trail from Spartanburg County to Henderson County has officially been purchased by the group working to make that trail a reality.
After a tough decade, American malls are reinventing themselves
American malls have been riddled with challenges over the last decade — from the death of big box stores like Sears and JCPenney, to new and hyper-online shopping habits forged by the pandemic. Today, there are fewer than 1,000 malls remaining in the country, down from 1,200 in 2015.
‘Recreate Asheville’ Plan Honored With Prestigious NCASLA Merit Award for Analysis & Planning
The City of Asheville is proud to announce that Recreate Asheville: Shaping Our City’s Parks, Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR)’s 10-year comprehensive plan, received the Merit Award in Analysis & Planning from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NCASLA). This significant...
Tips for dealing with the heat blanketing the Carolinas
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — People in the Asheville area are sweltering under a brutal heat wave this week — with little relief in sight. The prolonged stretch of dangerous heat and humidity is expected to continue through midweek across much of the western Carolinas, prompting the National Weather Service to...
Heat builds across Carolinas; advisory possible Tuesday
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Temperatures will continue to climb Monday across the Carolinas, with hot and humid conditions expected to intensify through the week, according to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg. Highs Monday were forecast to reach the mid to upper 90s east of the mountains,...