I’ve got to admit, it is a great ad. When I first saw it, I laughed out loud. Then I had to tell my wife about it. And I’m ...

Hopes were high in 2014, when Emily Sutton Dezio, fellow Enka-Candler residents, and representatives of Buncombe County and the Enka Commerce Park came together with a vision to create a greenway ...

I’ve got to admit, it is a great ad. When I first saw it, I laughed out loud. Then I had to tell my wife about it. And I’m not alone in that type of viral response. Western Carolina University ...

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and mayoral candidate Kim Roney answer questions during the 2026 candidate forum at Wortham Center for Performing Arts. // Watchdog photo by Katie Linsky Shaw Kirk ...

The NCDHHS announcement of three measles cases in Buncombe County warned that “people who visited the Mission Hospital Emergency Department waiting room … between 2-6:30 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2026, might ...

She knew the name might annoy people — that it could strike them as gimmicky, craven, even exploitative. The first time she ...

Asheville Watchdog is expanding its staff, moving Katie Linsky Shaw into a full-time role as engagement editor. Shaw, who has been working part time with The Watchdog, has helped build our Instagram ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The ads against Jamie Ager that are airing ...

North Carolina's higher education governing board has asked the North Carolina Department of Justice to investigate Excel College in Black Mountain. This is one of the college’s main buildings on ...