On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the wars in York County.

West Asheville has changed significantly over the past 10-15 years, and its evolution since the 1950s and ’60s is even more ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the Northern army: coffee. This critical source of energy ...

ASHEVILLE - A woman being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility died April 19, according to a news release from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. Geneva Daniels, 57, had been booked ...

A local nonprofit organization and the City of Asheville are collaborating to host a series of events to commemorate ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, in partnership with the City of Asheville, has planned the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration with the intended outcomes of a diverse ...

Usually, a civil war is one where all of the fighting takes place within a single country. It occurs when two or more organized groups from the same country clash because of major disagreements ...

In April, 6,634 people remained unemployed in Buncombe County. The county had an unemployment rate of 4.7%, tied with Mitchell County for the second highest county-level unemployment rate in the ...