Just before Mother’s Day 2021, the Handcrafted and Totally Special (H.A.T.S.) group at the minimum-security Canary Unit of the N.C. Corrections Institution for Women completed its 25-foot “Stitching ...

Mayfield’s proposal would require HCA to disclose information including the number of physician departures post-acquisition; a comparison of pre- and post-acquisition patient satisfaction ratings; a ...

Amanda Wilde is the founder and executive director of Remix It, a nonprofit creative reuse store dedicated to inspiring creativity, reducing waste and building community through access to affordable, ...

As part of Xpress’ ongoing coverage of local elections, and in conjunction with our 2026 Kids Issue series, we reached out to the the 2026 mayoral candidates to learn their thoughts on local issues ...

One of the main goals of the Enka-Candler Library’s Reading MENtor program is to defy stereotypes, says library manager Kate Spratt, left, who works with youth services librarian Keith Gauger, right, ...

The Reading MENtors program is returning this Spring to the Enka-Candler library and invites male community members to read aloud to children and lead an activity related to their work or interests.

Organizations such as the YMCA, Children First, Horizons, Unete, OpenDoors, YTL, My Daddy Taught Me That and In Real Life are ...

Haywood County voters will choose a new sheriff in November. Following a contentious race, challenger Mark Mease defeated incumbent Bill Wilke in the March 3 Republican primary, w ...

Asheville City Council candidates share their thoughts — and childhood photos of themselves. The candidates are presented here in the order of votes received. Top row, starting left: Drew Ball (with ...

Buncombe has not released an average of the new tax values, but an Asheville Watchdog sampling of more than 80 residential properties showed increases across neighborhoods ranging from 25% to 324%.

"Last year’s Senate Bill 266 and Duke Energy’s proposed carbon plan are about to cause even more pain for ratepayers." ...

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, at its March 17 meeting, approved five budget amendments for conservation easements from its open space bond fund, a $30 million general obligation (GO) ...