Local news for Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding Western North Carolina communities. Includes coverage on the Biltmore, Asheville Tourists, local beer, and local food.
On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services.
The WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibition is on view at the Asheville Art Museum’s Van Winkle Law Firm Gallery, Level 1, now through March 6, 2023.
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner will kick off the 14-date excursion on June 22, 2023, with the band’s first ever show in Mexico City. The tour will then proceed throughout the United States and Canada.
The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide recently kicked off their Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of Americans who earned $59,187 or less last year take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners recently joined the Asheville City Council to hear the National Association to End Homelessness’ recommendations to end unsheltered homelessness.
Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently added 24 acres to Grandfather Mountain State Park, bringing the Conservancy’s total additions to the park to 400 acres.
North Carolina can support as many as nine Las Vegas-style casinos with gambling throughout the state, including one in the Asheville area, according to a report commissioned by the General Assembly.
The new air traffic control tower will replace the existing 62-year-old tower, which is one of the oldest in the country and is currently located within the airport terminal.
The Safe & Warm Campaign runs through February and raises funds to prevent utility cut-offs and provide heating assistance, blankets and coats to the elderly and families in the area struggling to keep warm.