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Asheville could have drinkable water by mid-Thanksgiving week, city says
Asheville residents could have drinkable water by next week, nearly two months after the city’s primary water system was ...
Asheville Watchdog1d
FEMA aid pours in: Which areas are getting the most money?
Based on images of devastating flooding and national news reports showing parts of Asheville under water, you might assume ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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March toward normal turbidity continues, as third coagulation treatment is underway for Asheville’s water
A third round of in-reservoir turbidity treatment started Wednesday at the North Fork Reservoir, as a crucial measurement on the path toward potable water continues to drop. Water Resources Department ...
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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 ...
Asheville Watchdog4d
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 ...
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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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, ...
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FEMA to start working with homeowners in flood zones on buyouts of destroyed homes, or elevation of homes that were partly underwater
These two photos show a home that has been elevated by at least two feet to reduce the risk of flooding in a 100-year flood plain. // Photos provided by North Carolina Department of Public Safety, ...