Workers through the Bridging Together program have built 34 private bridges in WNC to replace those destroyed in Tropical Storm Helene — and they still have about two years of work ahead of them.

Press release from Duke Energy: BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. – Duke Energy teams earned six awards at the International Lineman’s Rodeo, one of the world’s premier lineworker competitions, held Oct. 17 in ...

Veterans of Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Festival, Wagging is well on its way to being Asheville’s next great band. Led by the ...

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a letter of support at its Oct. 20 meeting for a Fairview Holiday Parade to take place Saturday, Dec. 12, on U.S. Highway 74, also known ...

In December 2023, the attorney general’s office did just that. Brought by then Attorney General Josh Stein, now governor, and continued under Attorney General Jeff Jackson, it accuses HCA and Mission ...

For its ninth annual iteration, the two-day, self-guided Beaverdam Studio Tour spotlights 17 artists from the Beaverdam Valley who are opening their work spaces to the public, as well as seven guest ...

Xpress heads to Wall Street to speak with some of the women who own and operate shops along the short downtown Asheville corridor. These merchants say the block’s fresh murals, updated signage, pop-up ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke at an Oct. 19 rally in Henderson County, announcing an additional $858 million in U.S. Department of Transportation disaster relief funding for the region.

Downtown businesses can register to participate at https://pci.jotform.com/form/262916246091156. Early registration is encouraged to ensure participating businesses are included in promotional ...

Tuesday, Oct. 20, is the deadline to request an absentee ballot . Any North Carolina registered voter may request an absentee ballot-by-mail for any reason. Buncombe County Election Services has ...

The Asheville Downtown Association (ADA), the Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID), Explore Asheville, and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) will celebrate the ...

“We are pleased to see cleanup strategies succeeding at this level at the CTS of Asheville Superfund Site,” said EPA Regional Administrator Kevin McOmber. “One of EPA’s highest priorities has been to ...