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Ongoing preservation efforts at South Asheville Cemetery are bringing renewed attention to one of the city’s most historically significant yet long overlooked African American burial grounds. Led by the South Asheville Cemetery Association, the work focuses on restoring the cemetery while also recovering and preserving

The City of Hendersonville invites the community to attend and participate in the 2026 Hendersonville Housing Summit. This free event will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Hendersonville High School auditorium located at 1 Bearcat Blvd. The evening will feature an...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Tuesday marks the end of National Nurses Week. News 13 sat down with a group of nurses from Mission Hospital who are putting in generations of care. Lynn Maloy, now a nursing director, began her career at Mission back in 2002. She had no idea at the time that all three of her daughters would fo

Candler resident Zamar Vaequan Scott, 23, was arrested for armed robbery of Taylor Car Wash on 1303 Smokey Park Highway. Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the robbery at 4:39 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6. They later obtained arrest and search warrants for Scott and a residence at 305 Ridge St., Candler

After the government shutdown last fall prevented the U.S. Department of Agriculture from performing its annual rabies vaccine drop, 87,000 baits were dispersed across Buncombe and Henderson Counties over the last three weeks of April. Henderson County received 7,000 baits while Buncombe received 82,000. “Rabies is sti

Mission Hospital’s expansion plans in Buncombe County have hit a roadblock as two competing hospitals have appealed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to award it 95 new beds. The appeals by AdventHealth and UNC Health, first reported by the Asheville Citizen Times, were...

Ambriel Grace Ruth Wilson was arrested on May 7 in Greene County, Tennessee for the parental abduction of her one-year-old child from a residence in Weaverville. Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an address on Old Mars Hill Highway at 10:52 a.m. last Thursday following the abduction. They were quic

Four women have been charged with cruelty to animals following the death of two dogs at Inner Knowing Canine Connections, a boarding and training kennel in Swannanoa. Diana Hope Hall, Brianne Michelle Hunt, Tiffany Dawn Jourdain and Lillian Nichole Sparks have all been charged with various counts related to animal crue

If you think the best shopping experiences require air conditioning and a credit card machine that goes beep, you haven’t experienced the pure joy of wandering through Smiley’s Flea Market in Fletcher, North Carolina. This sprawling outdoor marketplace operates every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, transforming ordinary

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Educators are reacting to North Carolina lawmakers putting together a budget that includes an 8% average pay raise for teachers. State House Speaker Destin Hall announced their proposed budget framework in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. "The largest average teacher pay increase at lea