The art is the latest addition to the Asheville Black Cultural and Heritage Trail.

The city continues to make repairs to aquatic facilities that have exceeded their expected lifespan or were damaged by Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson announced Wednesday the start of this year's WNC recreational water quality monitoring program. The program tests water quality at popular rivers across the region.

Western Carolina University in Jackson County is one of several colleges that the State Board of Elections rejected as an early voting site in the March primary.

What you need to know from the June 2 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The funding, known as the Helene Recovery Recycling Infrastructure (HRRI) grant program, will support 16 projects across western North Carolina.

The funding will support emergency repairs at 207 sites across Buncombe, including farms, businesses, homes and public land.

The Asheville Recovers Together grant program will accept applications from June 15 to July 14.

Buncombe County is planning to purchase the former JCPenney site at the Asheville Mall for $5 million, turning it into the county’s first standalone emergency operation center. County officials outline the importance of the new center after Hurricane Helene.

The two Asheville mayoral candidates largely agreed on housing and recovery priorities — but differed on how city government should operate.