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Answer Man: How many fentanyl deaths did Buncombe County have last year? What does the Buncombe MSD plant do with sludge?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: In a recent edition of Watchdog, the Answer Man answered a question on the seizure of illegal drugs by our city and ...
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Ted Clifford to join Asheville Watchdog as investigative reporter

Asheville Watchdog has hired award-winning journalist Ted Clifford as an investigative reporter who will focus primarily on Mission Hospital and healthcare. Clifford, currently a statewide ...
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Missing middle plan shows the path to more affordable housing. Why isn’t Asheville following it?

Barry Bialik showed off the basic recipe for more affordable housing – small homes on small lots – last month at his cottage development on a 1.1-acre parcel in West Asheville. The eight ...
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Answer Man: What’s the status of the East Asheville Booster Pump Station? Mission’s plans for an ER facility in West Asheville?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: With Santa just having visited, it’s hard not to remember the “Grinch That Stole Christmas in 2022,” i.e. the ...
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Answer Man: Are any of Asheville’s electric buses still running? Can abandoned home in Kenilworth be addressed?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What is the current status of Asheville’s infamous electric buses purchased in 2018? Last I read (January of 2024), ...
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The year in review: History was made through a new political movement led not by politicians or parties, but by everyday people

Editor’s Note: As 2025 comes to a close, Asheville Watchdog staffers take you back and inside their most memorable stories and news events of the year. From where I stood high atop Asheville’s Pack ...
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2026 holds an array of unknowns, but count on Asheville Watchdog to provide high-impact journalism

Yesterday, Asheville Watchdog concluded its annual Year in Review series in which several of our journalists looked back at some of their most memorable stories and photos of 2025. Today, as I eat a ...
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Answer Man: Hunting allowed in Bent Creek’s recreation areas? Asheville Regional Airport’s new control tower behind schedule?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Sign up for free Watchdog news alerts straight to your inbox. Yes! Sign me up! Question: We recently attempted to go on a ...
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Massive bike park could be a tourism boon for storm-ravaged Swannanoa. Is that what the community needs?

A web of undulating asphalt paths will be part of Beacon Park, an 8.5-acre complex with climbing walls, a mile-long walking trail, a playground, and an event lawn with a capacity of 4,000. // Watchdog ...
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Democracy Watch: Candidates in the 2026 midterm elections toe the starting line, ready to race for party nominations

Sign me up for free news alerts! Except for the possible addition of slow-moving longshots before noon Friday, the campaign filing deadline, the fields are set for March 3 party-primary elections that ...
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Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley received primary-residence tax breaks on Atlanta home while serving on Asheville City Council

Fulton County tax assessor’s records list S. Antanette Mosley as the owner of this home at 1168 Warfield St. NW in Atlanta. On Friday, Mosley contacted the Fulton County Assessor’s Office and ...
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UNCA woods development debate is an education for students in new master’s program

Sign me up for free news alerts! The inaugural cohort of the University of North Carolina Asheville’s new master’s program in environmental resilience arrived on campus at a fraught and fortuitous ...