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HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The state of North Carolina has implemented a new law making it easier for adoptees to obtain a copy of their adoptive birth certificate. Previously, individuals had to go through a central office in Raleigh. As of Jan. 1, adoptees can now request a...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Applications are officially open for the Core of the City Academy, a free, eight-week program designed to give participants an inside look at Hendersonville's city government. The academy offers hands-on learning experiences with department heads, city leaders, and front-line staff,...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with the theft of a vehicle in Nebo. On Dec. 17, deputies responded to a call in reference to a stolen vehicle. The victim stated his truck had been removed from his property overnight.

The Rite Buy Grocery opened Dec. 20 in Swannanoa’s Beacon Village. The store is owned by married couple Diana and Justin Rhodes, who felt inspired to start the business as a way to better serve the community in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. “Since [the local] Ingles [Market]...

Two years after the release of “Great Wall,” a short documentary which won a James Beard Media Award and told the story of Sum Bar owner Khailing Neoh, Greenville filmmaker Rioin Oshiro is completing another project about the local food scene. “The Soil Remembers” details the journey of...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County health officials have confirmed a chickenpox outbreak at Fairview Elementary School, one of several communicable disease concerns being monitored as students return from winter break. Buncombe County Schools officials said a third case of chickenpox, also known as...

Editor’s Note: Historic Churches of Western North Carolina is an ongoing 828newsNOW series exploring the sacred spaces that helped shape mountain communities. Many of these churches began as small mission chapels or neighborhood gathering places. Their histories reveal how faith, culture and daily life intertwined...

Village Wayside Bar & Grille, a longtime local favorite known for its warm atmosphere and scratch-made comfort food, is thrilled to announce plans to reopen in Grovewood Village in North Asheville’s historic Grove Park neighborhood. The restaurant will move into the former ELDR space, which closed following the...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A local woman found out that a loud boom on New Year’s Eve wasn’t caused by fireworks. When Toni Constantino walked around her house to find out what the sound was, she didn’t notice the hole in her windshield at first. It...

The City of Hendersonville is excited to announce the. launch of its inaugural Core of the City Academy, an eight-week, no-cost program designed to give. community members a behind the scenes look at how their local government works. Applications open January 5, 2026, and the City invites anyone curious about...