A large number of people in our area end up at HCA/Mission in Asheville for emergency care. Approval is now being sought for a freestanding emergency department in Buncombe County. MH Mission Hospital LLLP, which is Mission Hospital, has filed a certificate of need application with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop a freestanding emergency department in ...(more)
With the termination of Title 42 on Thursday, the public health order issued under the Trump administration to expel thousands of migrants at the southern border, the American people are rightfully concerned about the serious lapse in operational control. Are members of the Border Patrol prepared for the surge of new migrants? What will be done to combat the inevitable rise of fentanyl ...(more)
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office needs help locating and identifying a possible suspect in a recent theft. On May 4th, 2023, an unknown suspect stole an external camera from West Marion Baptist Church on Stroud Street. Anyone with possible information related to the theft, please contact Detective Michael Vaughn with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office at 652-2237 or McDowell ...(more)