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LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (WLOS) — Many people made their way to Lake Junaluska on Saturday, March 7, for the annual Lake Junaluska Cleanup Day. Volunteers worked to clear debris along the shorelines and the entrance roads to the lake. The event is organized by the Junaluskans, a volunteer organization...

[Regarding “Costco Withdraws Application for Highly Anticipated Asheville Location,” Feb. 19, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress, and “Costco Dropped Asheville Application Without ‘Any Sort of Discussion’ on Traffic Analysis, NCDOT Says,” Feb. 19, Asheville Watchdog:]. For me, Costco’s withdrawal of its application for a...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Strangeville explores the curious and unexplained stories that have long defined Asheville and Western North Carolina. The region is full of unanswered questions, from old folklore and local legends to eerie encounters, unsolved moments in history, and the true-crime mysteries that still leave people...

It was weekend mayhem in the mountains as two separate shootings were reported in Western North Carolina’s largest city.

Asheville, N.C. | Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville. Chattanooga: 20-9, 10-4 SoCon | Furman: 18-13, 9-5 SoCon. Series: Chattanooga leads the all-time series 65-32 in a series that dates back to 1985... The Mocs are 7-4 in SoCon Tournament games against the Paladins... Second year in a row UTC has knocked Furman...

When an award-winning Asheville chef decided to launch a restaurant, she returned to a rich community tradition. Also, the popularity of weaving waxes and wanes. At the moment, it’s having a renaissance. And, during Lent, Yugoslavian fish stew is a local favorite in Charleston, West Virginia. You’ll hear these...

HENDERSONVILLE – The Hendersonville nonprofit Safelight got a substantial grant Feb. 27 to staff a nearly completed expansion to its domestic violence shelter, Safelight CEO Lauren Wilkie told the Times-News March 5. $40,000 from the organization Sisters of Mercy will cover the wages for a new part-time employee and...

Forget NYC and LA. Here are 6 underrated small cities. Thinking of trading skyscrapers for a liveable downtown, shorter commutes, and a richer local scene? You don't have to move to a big metro center to get galleries, festivals, good restaurants, and reliable services. Plenty of smaller U.S. cities combine...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Over the last seven years, one Asheville business has been snap, crackle, popping: Chill Cereal Bar, a cereal catering service founded by mother-and-son duo Patricia Waters and Elijah Cox. Chill Cereal Bar launched on March 7, seven years ago tomorrow, for National Cereal Day and...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has awarded $800,000 to nine organizations supporting recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Helene in Buncombe County. The funding, disbursed March 1, brings the nonprofit’s total Helene-related investment to $5,332,547. “Recovery from...