1+ week, 3+ day ago   (121+ words) All of the staff will be in themed costumes for the Renaissance Festival. Tide and Tempest will bring mermaid, pirate and fantasy entertainment to the Renaissance Festival. Mills River Brewing will transform into a medieval-style village for their annual Renaissance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) Local author, mom and yoga teacher Lizzie Brooks is turning … Artists, neighbors and community members will gather at Cott… Brent Skidmore creates fine furniture and sculptural wood art. See artist Carl Powell as he demonstrates the process of glass sculpture....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) Members of the Cecil family accept the 2026 WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame induction of Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry during the ceremony on Aug. 7 at the Davis Event Center in Fletcher. Great-grandson Bill Cecil, second from left, accepted the award. Pictured…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (917+ words) North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (center) with Superintendent Mo Green (left) and Governor Josh Stein (right) discuss the new safety upgrades Meta will be required to make in a settlement that will secure up to $645 million for North Carolina....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) Visitors to Buncombe County spent nearly $2.6 billion in 2025, a 2% decline from the previous year following four years of steady gains since the Covid tourism slump. Despite the decline, Buncombe remained the third-largest visitor economy among North Carolina’s 100 counties, according to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) Dr. Justin L. Addington is the new Chorus Director for the Asheville Symphony. Earlier this summer, Dr. Justin L. Addington began serving as Pastor for Music and Worship at First Baptist Church of Asheville, one of the Asheville Symphony’s primary performance venues…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (582+ words) Visitors to Henderson County spent $453 million in 2025, a 3… Nearly two years after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helen… The line of speakers for a public hearing on a data center moratorium in Canton. Close-up of the modern data center and cabinets....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) Visitors to Henderson County spent $453 million in 2025, a 3.6% increase from the previous year that outpaced the statewide growth rate. Henderson County is the 17th-largest tourism economy and ranked 12th in tourism growth across the state’s 100 counties for 2025, according to the annual…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (540+ words) A bipartisan group of 29 attorneys general allege the tech giant Meta deceived the public about the addictive nature and the harms of their product. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson “This is the big one.” That’s how North Carolina Attorney…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) The new air traffic control tower provides controllers with a modern workspace to support growing air traffic demand across WNC. The new tower provides controllers with improved visibility and workspace while positioning the airport for continued growth. Asheville Regional Airport’s…...