When the Rev. Tami Forte Logan learned that the Buncombe County Tourist Development Authority and allies won legislative approval to offer $5 million to small businesses crushed by the pandemic, she didn't join the chorus of congratulations.

When the Rev. Tami Forte Logan learned that the Buncombe County Tourist Development Authority and allies won legislative approval to offer $5 million to small businesses crushed by the pandemic, she didn't join the chorus of congratulations.

Across the country, counties expect to have to tighten their budgets this year because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The National Association of Counties estimates that by 2021 counties will have lost $144 billion dollars. This is due to the compounded impact of funding spent fighting COVID-19 and losses in revenue such as local sales taxes. This is the case in Transylvania County, explains County Commissioner Page Lemmel. She says the county budget will look very different this year: "What's

Across the country, counties expect to have to tighten their budgets this year because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The National Association of Counties estimates that by 2021 counties will have lost $144 billion dollars. This is due to the compounded impact of funding spent fighting COVID-19 and losses in revenue such as local sales taxes. This is the case in Transylvania County, explains County Commissioner Page Lemmel. She says the county budget will look very different this year: "What's

Every Friday, BPR's Helen Chickering talks with NC Health News Founding Editor Rose Hoban. This week they discuss the latest COVID-19 metrics , how the public is responding to the modified stay-home order as Phase-2 approaches along with the recent surge in telemedicine and the challenges for rural communities.

Every Friday, BPR's Helen Chickering talks with NC Health News Founding Editor Rose Hoban. This week they discuss the latest COVID-19 metrics , how the public is responding to the modified stay-home order as Phase-2 approaches along with the recent surge in telemedicine and the challenges for rural communities.

The biggest health crisis in a lifetime hit Asheville shortly after the one-year anniversary of the biggest upheaval in local healthcare: the $1.5 billion sale of the nonprofit Mission Health System to HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital management chain.

The biggest health crisis in a lifetime hit Asheville shortly after the one-year anniversary of the biggest upheaval in local healthcare: the $1.5 billion sale of the nonprofit Mission Health System to HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital management chain.

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted some dentists to break into the new frontier of teledentistry - including the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). BPR's Helen Chickering caught up with a MAHEC dental resident as the program was just getting underway.

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted some dentists to break into the new frontier of teledentistry - including the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). BPR's Helen Chickering caught up with a MAHEC dental resident as the program was just getting underway.