Asheville’s two mayoral candidates, Esther Manheimer and Kim Roney, faced off this week at the first major campaign event of the season. They largely agreed on housing and recovery priorities — but differed on how city government should operate.
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- A Mission Hospital patient under an involuntary commitment order died by suicide inside the psychiatric unit in the early morning hours of May 21, @AvlWatchdog has confirmed.
- Repairs are underway on the Pigeon River Gorge stretch of I-40, which was partially washed into the Pigeon River by Hurricane Helene. NCDOT officials are hoping the $2B project will lead the interstate to a more resilient future.
- Asheville is taking a major step to shore up its water infrastructure, nearly two years after Hurricane Helene derailed the city’s system.
- Volunteer citizen scientists are monitoring climate change's impact on all kinds of living things in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After federal budget cuts, that work has become even more important.
