God's Pit Crew Builds New McDowell County Home
In Western North Carolina, volunteers built a new home for a McDowell County family, Lowe's helped renovate a Fletcher firehouse kitchen, and the Basilica of Saint Lawrence completed its historic dome restoration in Asheville. Listeners will also hear river cleanup updates, soccer academy milestones, and quick local highlights from across the mountains.
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Episode transcript
Maggie: This is Good News Asheville, your daily dose of good, for Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Ben: Hey there, I'm Ben, alongside 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: In McDowell County, Josh and Beth Hollifield have a new, fully furnished home after losing theirs to flooding during Helene.
Maggie: More than one hundred volunteers with the nonprofit God's Pit Crew built the house at no cost to the family.
Ben: Over in Fletcher, six employees from the Hendersonville Lowe's teamed up with firefighters to remodel their station kitchen ahead of Thanksgiving.
Maggie: And north of Asheville, cleanup crews are tackling massive two-story piles of PVC pipes along the French Broad River to make it safer for boaters.
Ben: In downtown Asheville, the Basilica of Saint Lawrence just celebrated the reopening of its landmark copper dome and oculus after a major restoration.
Maggie: Plus, coach Guy Campbell is helping local young soccer players reach college play through Asheville City's academy.
Ben: Now for your microdoses.
Maggie: Asheville School beat High Point Christian Academy thirty-five to thirteen on the football field.
Ben: The Woodlawn-Sevier Volunteer Fire Department safely kept roads clear after handling five overnight landslides in McDowell County.
Maggie: The North Carolina Arboretum is hosting outdoor fall painting classes with local artist Erika Busse.
Ben: Waynesville native Tanner Hendricks has joined Western Carolina Cardiology as a physician assistant.
Maggie: And artist Jaime Byrd is welcoming weekend visitors to her River Arts District gallery for art, film, and wine.
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Maggie: Thanks for listening, and have a great day!
Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 13, 2026 - Issue #145.
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