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Iconic North Carolina Based Department Store Is Restructuring and Saving Jobs
When I saw the headline about Belk, my stomach dropped. We cannot lose this local institution. But this iconic North Carolina based department store is actually restructuring. The goal is better financial health and saving jobs. Iconic North Carolina Based Department Store Is Restructuring. According to the Charlotte Observer, Belk...
I-40 East to close from I-26 to Hendersonville Road for further bridge work
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A stretch of I-40 East will be closed from Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m. to Monday, July 29 at 6 a.m. This work will take place between the I-240 East/I-26 West interchange (Exit 46B) to Hendersonville Road (Exit 50). This will allow crews to...
Catamount Cross Country/Track and Field Adds 18 to Men's Roster
Cullowhee, N.C. – The Western Carolina men's track and field team has reloaded as head coach Jesse Norman announced the addition of 18 signees to the roster for the 2024-25 seasons. The 18 additions consist of four transfers and 14 freshmen from eight states and two countries. Of the...
Asheville police arrest 4, including father and son, on gun, drug trafficking charges
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Four people, including a father and son, were arrested on July 23 in East Asheville on gun and drug charges. According to a news release from the Asheville Police Department, the four people arrested were Brandon Michael Marler, 34; Vance William Keeter Jr., 34; Vance William Keeter Sr., 57; and Diane Bradley Holt, 43.
Actor Burt Reynolds' Blue Ridge Mountains home sells for $2.9 million
HIGHLANDS, N.C. — 1970s Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds' North Carolina home has sold for $2.9 million. Reynolds was Hollywood's highest-paid actor from 1978 to 1982 and is well known for his roles in Boogie Nights (1997) and Starting Over (1979). The modern-style home in the Blue Ridge Mountains was...
Reclamation Park Project Launches to Commemorate Saluda’s African American History
The Saluda Community Land Trust is thrilled to announce The Reclamation Park Project, an endeavor to establish a memorial park that commemorates Saluda’s African American Heritage. In conjunction with the project, the organization will be hosting a public programming series aimed at illuminating Saluda’s African American History. In partnership...
Asheville culinary students win gold medal in national cooking competition, see the menu
ASHEVILLE - A fired-up team of culinary students persevered through a grueling series of live cooking competitions to return home as victors. In April, the team from Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality program won the American Culinary Federation Southeast Regional competition. The contending regional teams moved forward to compete in...
'Disoriented' Woman Invites Police to Crime Scene: 'Everyone Come In, the Baby Is Dead'
Megan Stack Sattizahn led police more than half a mile to her home before her harrowing invitation led them into the home, where they allegedly found her 9-month-old baby deceased -- and this not her first alleged attempt to kill the baby, telling deputies she did it because "God told her to"
I-26 Connector project to take out Asheville Racquet Club
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The massive Interstate 26 Connector project has claimed another victim — Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Club manager Daniel Giammalvo said the North Carolina Department of Transportation had already acquired the property at 27 Resort Drive. “We’re already leasing it from the DOT,” Giammalvo said...
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