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The year in review: Resilience, tenacity and community were on display in Asheville Watchdog’s photos
So much of the human spirit in Appalachia centers on community. For hundreds of years we have supported one another during good times and bad. And in 2024, there was plenty of bad. Our world was ...
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Opinion: ‘We feel blessed. We’re alive’ – one family’s story of resilience and hope in a post-Helene world
It’s a little ridiculous to sugarcoat 2024. Tropical Storm Helene saw to that, leaving a trail of destruction in these ...
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HCA plans to demolish St. Joseph’s Hospital, Mission spokesperson says
HCA Healthcare plans to demolish Mission Hospital’s St. Joseph’s campus, whose origins date back more than a century, ...
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Answer Man: Arden Post Office overwhelmed? Waste Pro trash bins at the Buncombe County Landfill? Could Buncombe GIS give traffic alerts?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Over the past 10 days, we’ve been getting notices that U.S. Postal Service packages can’t be delivered due to various ...
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‘Beyond grateful:’ Unprecedented donations pour in from every state following Helene
Money has been pouring into western North Carolina in unprecedented amounts since Tropical Storm Helene from individual donors, corporations and foundations throughout the U.S. At least $205 million ...
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Additional encouraging lead test results come back for Asheville Water system
The city of Asheville reinstated its lead mitigation program Oct. 30 after suspending it for 19 days. It takes 30 to 90 days to reform the protective coating to prevent lead from leaching into pipes ...