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

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

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

Buncombe County Parks and Recreation invited residents to share their vision for Charles D. Owen Park in Swannanoa on Monday, ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...