With the one-year milestone of Tropical Storm Helene approaching, local restaurant industry leaders gathered for a roundtable discussion at The Market Place restaurant on Sept. 5 to share firsthand accounts of insurance disputes, lingering impacts of lost revenue from the storm and concerns about the area’s changing foodscape.
After about 15 years of planning, Bryson City is finally breaking ground on the expansion of the Marianna Black Library.
ASHEVILLE – City Council allocated half its affordable housing bond funding to the Western North Carolina Affordable Housing Loan Fund, run by nonprofit Self-Help, which will use the dollars to create rental housing within city limits.
Local students Rue Rambo-Mohr and Blake Thayer this past July were chosen from a long list of applicants to participate in North Carolina’s School of Science and Math Summer Accelerator Program.
One morning in late July, on a former camp in Fairview, a group of eighth graders went out looking for animals around three bodies of water.
Polk County Schools has experienced a dramatic increase in student meal participation following a $120,000 grant from the Dogwood Health Trust that enabled free meals for all students during the 2024-25 school year.
Unhoused veterans in Buncombe County are a step closer to coming home, thanks to the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry.
Buncombe County is set to enhance its homelessness prevention efforts following significant funding updates shared during the recent Board of Commissioners meeting.
The September 2025 issue of Health Affairs, Insights about the Opioid Crisis, features articles by eight grantees of the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE).
Children in protective custody in Western North Carolina wait longer than they should for suitable homes due to lawyer shortages and court delays.
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