Drew Ball was voted in as the newest member of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Despite newfound responsibilities, Ball still plays in three bands in addition to his full-time job with the ...

Western North Carolina cannot afford for recovery to be interrupted by total terminations of critical recovery programs,” the ...

Conservation easement saves large parcel next to Richmond Hill Park, thwarting a decade of attempts to add large developments ...

"The most hopeful things are when a family or individual’s life has been changed by the generosity I see coming into our ...

Xpress recently caught up with faculty from both programs to learn more about how the two institutions are thinking about environmental studies in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.

Election Services and Emergency Services staff began working together in 2022 on an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for implementation in the event of an emergency during an election and that plan proved ...

The information session will be held from 4-7 p.m. April 24 in the Grand Ballroom at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin Street. Interested residents and media can drop-in anytime. There will ...

The NC State Board of Elections has won a national award for its emergency planning and response to Hurricane Helene, which helped ensure accessible and safe voting for residents of Western North ...

People are incredibly generous, especially when it comes to something horrific because they feel helpless, and this gives them the ability to help,” says Lupo Passero, owner of Twin Star Tribe, a ...

Connect with members of Safe Passage at a drop-in event held Saturday, April 19, at the North Carolina Welcome Center on Interstate 26 West near Mars Hill.

$85,000 to Mitchell County Long-Term Resilience Group to fund coordinators to help provide essential housing assistance to Helene survivors in Mitchell County. $315,000 to Mountain Valleys RC&D ...

Western North Carolina celebrates 420 with HempFest, an infused fantasy brunch, Take and "Bake" Pizza and cannabis tours.