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Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States, with 125 peaks rising to over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in elevation.
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The Mountain Xpress is an alternative newspaper covering news, arts, local politics, and events in Asheville and western North Carolina, US. Published each Wednesday in print and online, it has a print circulation of about 29,000. [1] The Mountain Xpress is one of 130 member newspapers of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
The National Weather Service said Helene had cleared most of the Western North Carolina area by 11:21 a.m. Friday, but significant impacts including serious flooding were expected to continue into ...
At the same time, Asheville is in a battleground state, it hits multiple media markets in multiple states and clearly Asheville is going to draw from Western North Carolina in general," said Chris ...
But it was in Asheville and across western North Carolina where the storm brought some of the greatest damage. "Even as the rain and winds have subsided, the challenge for people there increases ...
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoological park in Western North Carolina operated by the City of Asheville.It was originally opened in 1925 and known as Recreation Park Zoo, Craig Park Zoo, [2] and Asheville City Zoo and housed a wide variety of native and non-native wildlife. [3]