On February 1st, the U.S. Centers for Medicate & Medicaid Services sent a letter to HCA North Carolina Division President Greg Lowe, stating that the hospital had 23 days to issue a “plan of ...

I’ve joked for weeks now that I’m going to sell my own T-shirts in Asheville that read: “Today’s mood: Turbid.” It’s fair to say “turbidity” is probably the word of the year in these parts. OK, maybe ...

So much of the human spirit in Appalachia centers on community. For hundreds of years we have supported one another during good times and bad. And in 2024, there was plenty of bad. Our world was ...

It’s a little ridiculous to sugarcoat 2024. Tropical Storm Helene saw to that, leaving a trail of destruction in these ...