Asheville Watchdog1d
Answer Man: Will Charles D. Owen Park be resurrected? Duke Energy bills going up, or down? ‘Stars serving up love’ tickets still available?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Do you know if Buncombe County intends to repair Charles D. Owen Park in Swannanoa? It was all but destroyed in ...
Asheville Watchdog2d
Mission tries to retain beds it gave up after closing Asheville Specialty Hospital, letter obtained by Watchdog shows
Mission Hospital is trying to keep acute care beds it gave up when it closed Asheville Specialty Hospital late last year, but ...
Asheville Watchdog5dOpinion
Opinion: Yes, FCC Environmental needs to sharpen up its trash collection game in Buncombe, and it’s working on it
If I’ve learned anything in three decades as an observer of local governments, it’s this: Don’t mess with residents’ garbage ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
HCA’s purchase of Mission Health did not lead to lasting improvements, Wake Forest academic report concludes
The 2019 sale of Mission Hospital to HCA Healthcare and its impact on western North Carolina have been the focus of Wake Forest University professor Mark Hall, who has authored an eight-part study on ...
Asheville Watchdog8d
Trump threatens to abolish FEMA in return to Helene-battered western North Carolina
President Donald Trump said Friday he would require individual states to take over disaster relief and recovery projects, with the federal government’s role largely limited to paying a minor ...