In 1950 the Buncombe school board looked at modernizing Clearview Elementary that only had three classrooms, potbelly stoves ...

The Montreat Board of Commissioners met Feb. 13 to move funds to Helene recovery and accept a police vehicle donation.

On March 9, 1925, the first bank in the town of Swannanoa opened with large fanfare, handing out carnations to women and ...

Black Mountain's damage inventory, submitted to FEMA, totaled more than $27 million across approximately 32 projects.

The Swannanoa Farmers Market was established in the wake of Helene to help bring business back to small vendors.

Town Council voted to reinstate development fees for projects not related to Helene. A donation for fencing and bleachers for Veterans Park was accepted. The town of Black Mountain's fiscal year 2024 ...

Like much of Western North Carolina, Tropical Storm Helene left Black Mountain’s River Walk Park in ruins. The park includes a dog park, and several dog owners have taken it upon themselves to help ...

When the Owen High cheer team learned they did not win the game day routine at the Feb. 1 North Carolina Cheerleading Coaches Association state championship, Coach Taylee Newhouse said the team was ...

Burgin, a Swannanoa resident who owns a home in Beacon Village, said he was awake around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 27, reading everything he could on the storm that was barreling its way through Western ...