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Lead detected in seven schools after Asheville water didn’t undergo mitigation process for several weeks
Lead has been detected in seven area schools after Asheville Water Resources suspended a standard treatment for lead ...
Asheville Watchdog20h
From Chick-fil-A orders to an eight-figure contract: how Asheville has committed $21.7 million so far to Helene recovery
Preparations, cleanup and repairs from Tropical Storm Helene are costing local governments in Buncombe County tens of ...
Asheville Watchdog2d
Plastic pipe debris from Silver-Line Plastics ended up strewn along French Broad River
Drive along the French Broad River from Asheville to Marshall, or even farther, and you’ll quickly notice a recurring sight ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
March toward normal turbidity continues, as third coagulation treatment is underway for Asheville’s water
Tanks of aluminum sulfate sit near the edge of the North Fork Reservoir, which supplies 80 percent of Asheville's water. The chemical is mixed with caustic soda to foster coagulation and sinking of ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on buyouts of destroyed homes, or elevation of homes that were partly underwater
Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
The lives we lost: George Dixon, renowned blacksmith; Michael and Nora Drye, and their grandson, Micah
Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
Buncombe air quality post-Helene has not been affected greatly by dust, but smoke risk rises, agency says
Six weeks after Tropical Storm Helene, sludge from roiling floodwaters has turned into sunbaked dust, brought on by an extended warm, dry spell and repair crews trying to make Asheville and ...
Opinion
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Opinion: Here’s what I learned from this election — and it’s not all doom and gloom
From what I hear, we had an election last week. A big ‘un. A humdinger, game changer, end of the world, etc., etc. Yeah, from a Democrat’s perspective, it was bad. Kamala Harris lost decisively to ...
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Asheville’s main water source continues to clear; contract awarded for Army Corps of Engineers filtration system
Asheville’s North Fork Reservoir will get another turbidity-reducing mineral treatment next week, as the lake’s murkiness ...
Asheville Watchdog6d
Answer Man: Are FEMA trailers coming? Status of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Asheville? Where is the Concert for Carolina money going?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Any idea why FEMA trailers are not here, and people are still living in tents? My answer: I don’t know about you, but ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
The lives we lost: Lyn McFarland loved music, art, his dog Poco — and people
Asheville Watchdog is bringing you the stories behind the staggering loss of life from Helene, the children, parents, grandparents, multiple generations of a single family, all gone in one of the ...