Warren Wilson College Gets Historic $11 Million Gift
Warren Wilson College receives an eleven million dollar gift for science, while REACH of Haywood County opens a new advocacy center in Waynesville. Across Western North Carolina, an accessible fishing pier opens at Lake Tomahawk, Brevard honors emergency nurses, and Old Fort unveils wider downtown sidewalks.
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Episode transcript
Maggie: This is Good News Asheville, your daily dose of good, for Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Ben: Hi everyone, I'm Ben, here with Maggie.
Maggie: Good News Asheville is made possible by Dylan Lennon, Realtor with Unique: A Real Estate Collective, helping neighbors buy and sell homes all across Western North Carolina.
Ben: Warren Wilson College received an eleven million dollar anonymous gift, the largest in the school's history, to transform its science facilities and expand undergraduate research.
Maggie: Nearly half the student body studies STEM fields, so that's a massive boost.
Ben: Over in Waynesville, REACH of Haywood County opened a new advocacy center, creating a permanent home to support survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
Maggie: And Brevard recognized the emergency nurses at Transylvania Regional Hospital with an official proclamation for Emergency Nurses Week.
Ben: At Lake Tomahawk, Eagle Scout Burkley Reece and volunteers built a wheelchair-accessible fishing pier with lowered rails, making it easier for seated anglers to cast a line.
Maggie: Meanwhile, Old Fort completed its Catawba Avenue streetscape project, bringing wider sidewalks and safer crossings downtown just in time for fall visitors.
Ben: Let's hit a few quick microdoses.
Maggie: The Asheville Fire Department showcased new emergency fire shelters funded by a Duke Energy grant.
Ben: The Campaign for Southern Equality is celebrating their new anthology, The Lavender South, at DayTrip on Thursday.
Maggie: Waynesville is hosting a public input session on October twentieth to plan the future of the recreation park on Richland Creek.
Ben: And a fun slice of local history: Zelda Fitzgerald once stayed a week at Thomas Wolfe's childhood boardinghouse for just three dollars and fifty cents.
Maggie: Get your daily dose in your inbox with the free newsletter at good news asheville dot com.
Ben: Have a great Sunday, Western North Carolina.
Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 11, 2026 - Issue #143.
Good News Asheville is made possible by Dylan Lennon, REALTOR® with Unique: A Real Estate Collective, helping neighbors buy and sell homes across Western North Carolina. dylanlennon.com