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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Spring festivals, live music and community gatherings are filling up the calendar across Asheville and Western North Carolina this weekend. Here’s a look at a few events happening April 24-26. If you only do one thing this weekend. Weaverville. Saturday & Sunday | 10...

Haywood County -- April 22, 2026: More than 3,000 Haywood EMC customers should prepare for a temporary loss of power tonight, Wednesday, April 22. The planned outage is scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. and is expected to last approximately two hours. Haywood County -- April 22, 2026: More than...

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you climb above 6,000 feet in North Carolina. The Sam Knob Trail near Canton delivers that magic in a package that won’t require you to train like you’re climbing Everest. Standing on top of Sam Knob at 6,050...

Want to find incredible chocolate shops in North Carolina?. These 9 sweet spots offer handcrafted treats and amazing flavors!. 1. The Chocolate Fetish (Asheville) That red awning in downtown Asheville isn’t just for show. It marks the entrance to chocolate paradise. Step inside and prepare your senses for a...

Tucked along South Boulevard in Charlotte, NC, Beef ‘N Bottle Steakhouse has been drawing steak lovers from across the state for decades. What looks like a quiet, unassuming building on the outside opens up into a warm, candlelit dining room straight out of the 1960s. People travel from Raleigh,...

There’s a moment in every donut lover’s life when they realize that not all glazed donuts are created equal, and that moment might just happen to you at Hole Doughnuts in Asheville, North Carolina. This isn’t your gas station donut experience, and it’s definitely not your chain bakery...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — More than 3,000 customers in Haywood County are expected to lose power for about two hours during a planned outage scheduled for 10 p.m. Wednesday. The outage will affect areas in Jonathan Creek and Maggie Valley as officials work to replace faulty equipment. Mitch...

HENDERSONVILLE – Tom Brown, 80, remembered playing marbles in the recess yard of his elementary school, now Rosa Edwards Park in downtown Hendersonville. He also played on a Little League team, coached by his dad, that used to practice on the field. “I can still see me out there in 1953, ’54, ’55 … It’s been used almost like that for kids and stuff this whole...

The city of Asheville isn’t alone in dealing with a substantial gap between expenses and revenues for the next fiscal year. During an April 16 budget work session, Buncombe County officials estimated that general fund revenue for fiscal 2026-27 would run about $41.1 million short of county government spending without a property tax increase.

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA)—A bomb threat was reported at East Yancey Middle School Wednesday morning after notes stating “I have a bomb” were discovered. Upon the discovery of the notes, the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office reported that safety procedures were immediately followed, leading to the evacuation of students and a subsequent search of the school […]