The tourism industry for Buncombe County has brought in just 7% of what it normally would in the month of April. That means the county has lost over $150-million dollars in visitor spending this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a figure which will only grow as stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements head into May.

The tourism industry for Buncombe County has brought in just 7% of what it normally would in the month of April. That means the county has lost over $150-million dollars in visitor spending this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a figure which will only grow as stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements head into May.

Forced to stay home, Western Carolinians are choosing to add a companion to their quarantine.

Forced to stay home, Western Carolinians are choosing to add a companion to their quarantine.

FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 CASE COUNT IN NORTH CAROLINA HERE . FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS CLICK HERE . The North Carolina General Assembly is heading back to Raleigh on Tuesday to take up emergency legislation dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Ridge Public Radio talked with one member of the Western North Carolina delegation: Republican Kevin Corbin represents North Carolina's four westernmost counties in the state house. He's a part of the state

FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 CASE COUNT IN NORTH CAROLINA HERE . FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS CLICK HERE . The North Carolina General Assembly is heading back to Raleigh on Tuesday to take up emergency legislation dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Ridge Public Radio talked with one member of the Western North Carolina delegation: Republican Kevin Corbin represents North Carolina's four westernmost counties in the state house. He's a part of the state

Most of Western North Carolina is going through the COVID-19 pandemic without a member of Congress following the resignation of Mark Meadows on March 30th to become President Donald Trump's chief of staff. That means the 11th Congressional District seat for North Carolina is vacant - and will remain that way for most if not all of the rest of 2020.

Most of Western North Carolina is going through the COVID-19 pandemic without a member of Congress following the resignation of Mark Meadows on March 30th to become President Donald Trump's chief of staff. That means the 11th Congressional District seat for North Carolina is vacant - and will remain that way for most if not all of the rest of 2020.

(4/27) Information on congregate living facilities with outbreaks (two or more cases) has been added to the NCDHHS COVID-19 dashboard . You can find the list here. ----------------------------------- (4/24) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting nearly 12-hundred confirmed COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths at nursing homes across the state. In Henderson County , 125 of the 158 COVID-19 cases and all 13 deaths are linked to long term care facilities. An analysis of

(4/27) Information on congregate living facilities with outbreaks (two or more cases) has been added to the NCDHHS COVID-19 dashboard . You can find the list here. ----------------------------------- (4/24) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting nearly 12-hundred confirmed COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths at nursing homes across the state. In Henderson County , 125 of the 158 COVID-19 cases and all 13 deaths are linked to long term care facilities. An analysis of