When a fire swept through Goodwill Industries’ Patton Avenue campus last July, it marked a low point in the nonprofit’s relationship with its West Asheville neighbors. A year later, both sides say ...

Buncombe County Detention Facility’s average daily population has increased by roughly 55% from 2020-26. The overcrowding comes as new legislation, such as Iryna’s Law, coincides with several other ...

Press release from Buncombe County: The community is invited to learn, connect, and prepare together at Buncombe Ready Barnardsville on Saturday, August 15. Co-hosted by the Barnardsville Area ...

Press release from Lowe’s Companies Inc.: Mooresville, N.C., August 11, 2026 – Lowe’s today announced $10 million in Lowe’s Community Impact Grants to fund large-scale projects for 100 nonprofit and ...

Press release from Buncombe County Air Quality: Wednesday, August 12, 2026, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually ...

One year after a fire destroyed part of Goodwill’s Patton Avenue campus, both the nonprofit and residents of the Malvern Hills neighborhood say improved communication and expanded security have eased ...

Laura Petrovich-Cheney's "Hooked Up" is part of her upcoming exhibition The Shape of Repair. Photo courtesy of UNC Asheville Based in the coastal town of Marblehead, Mass., sculptor Laura ...

Press release from the Old-Growth Forest Network: ROBBINSVILLE, North Carolina,— Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest was nationally recognized for its rarity, beauty, and biodiversity by being formally ...

Emotions ran high during the Buncombe County Board of Education’s Aug. 6 meeting as members shared their admiration for Rob Jackson, Buncombe County Schools (BCS) superintendent, who retires next ...

A committee of Republicans in North Carolina’s westernmost congressional district have chosen State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, to replace U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-Hendersonville, in the ...

Hayes Bailey, a rising seventh grader at Asheville Middle School (AMS) who has been part of her school’s orchestra program ...

ArtsAVL will award a total of $57,800 to 20 artists and arts organizations through Arts for Schools grants for the 2026-27 school year. The grant supports nonprofit arts organizations and qualified ...