Completed in 1879 by prison labor, the tunnel helped bring trains to the Blue Ridge Mountains and open up Western North ...

A song performed for decades by white musicians began as a work song by Black men building the Western North Carolina ...

Owen Park. This initial community meeting, co-sponsored by the Swannanoa Grassroots Alliance, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 30, in the Owen Middle School gym. Owen Park in Swannanoa ...

Buncombe County residents will have a chance to help shape what comes next for Charles D. Owen Park during a community ...

A new store selling feed, seed, produce and more has opened in Swannanoa. Papaw's Place held its grand opening March 14 and a ...

Buncombe County lost more residents than any other North Carolina county in the year ending last June 30, according to US ...

Savor the Flavor is a new event from the Black Mountain Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce. It will take place March 22-28 at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SWANNANOA - “Miserable," "aggravation" and a sense the community “deserves better” and "deserves answers." These are some of the ...

SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — A spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that five area small-town post offices in Western North Carolina will not reopen in their current ...

SHOWER HERE: North Carolina helped set up a comfort station at Owen Pool in Swannanoa on Oct. 23 after Tropical Storm Helene. The station provided showers, bathrooms, laundry facilities, potable water ...

Before it closed indefinitely, the Swannanoa post office was a regular stop for resident Tissica Schoch. She mailed checks for work and shipped off unique handmade quilts for friends across the ...

Ingles is taking the next step toward rebuilding its Swannanoa location. On Wednesday, the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment granted the grocery giant a special use permit for the site, which was ...