SWANNANOA – In 1937, Sarah Gudger was reportedly 121 years old and giving testimony about her enslavement to the Federal ...

These trees are part of the annual Deck the Trees fundraiser that raises money for Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry’s ...

Before Interstate 40 was built, Highway 70 and Old 70 were the only ways for people living in the Swannanoa Valley and much ...

After months of pressure from the Trump administration, an annual report by a leading free speech group has found that free ...

After more than two dozen residents spoke during two public comment periods, Black Mountain Town Council voted to deny a ...

The Montreat Board of Commissioners accepted a proposal to restore the Lookout Road bridge to its historic look with donations covering the extra cost ...

While the official grand opening of the Yoga Center of Black Mountain is Oct. 1, Befus said free classes will be offered to the community on the weekend of the one-year anniversary of Helene, Sept. 26 ...

In 1964, the congregation built a larger church at the Bee Tree Road location, where services continued for the next 50 years. After 220 years of worship, First Presbyterian Church of Swannanoa held ...

Black Mountain could be the recipient of grant to expand outdoor music starting in 2026. The Levitt Music Series grant works to bring free outdoor music to municipalities across the country. In Black ...

Swannanoa’s Beacon Village rebuilds after Helene’s devastation, with repairs underway on damaged homes, Aug. 22, 2025.

Some families are back in their Beacon Village homes after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the neighborhood. Volunteers and nonprofits have done much of the rebuilding. SWANNANOA – It has taken ...

At least one more Starlink deployment missions using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift off in August from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The commercial spaceflight ...