In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have yet to see a single bike rider on Merrimon Avenue. Meanwhile, the car traffic continues to get worse. When ...

After the dean of students at the University of North Carolina-Asheville exited her job this week in the wake of an ...

Just more than a year before two residents died by suicide and its program shut down, Asheville Academy – then known as ...

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis faces strong headwinds 17 months before the 2026 election, and they're coming from his own party. // Photo credit: U.S. Congress Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I would like to know what is happening at the old Brown’s Pottery location near the intersection of Hendersonville ...

After decades of planning and debate, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has said it’s close to starting construction on the long-gestating I-26 Connector project. But community members, ...

Generally speaking, I try to be a positive guy. Hey, no one digs hanging out with a negative Nelly (or Ned) all the time, ...