Good News Asheville - October 10, 2026 - Issue #142
Saturday, October 10, 2026
A Note From Us At Good NewsSaturday, and the Art of Paper exhibit is free today. Meanwhile money and plans are moving for a golf course, a dam removal, and new river access in Canton.
- The Good News Asheville team
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✨ Today's Good News
Asheville Art Museum offers free day for Art of Paper
📰 Asheville Art Museum
The Asheville Art Museum will offer free admission on Saturday, October 10 from 11am to 5pm for a Community Day celebrating the exhibition The Art of Paper. The day includes live piano by Willie Sime, express tours, a paperweaving activity led by artist Alyssa Sacora of The Patchwork Underground, and dance, poetry, and music performances by Asheville School students.
☀️ More Bright Spots
Black Mountain Golf Course gets $1.2 million for repairs
📰 Black Mountain News
Buncombe County tourism tax dollars will fund the first two of seven planned phases restoring the 100-year-old municipal course.
Read more →Asheville to remove storm-damaged Lake Craig Dam
📰 Citizen Times
The 1924 dam, battered by Tropical Storm Helene, will come down to cut flooding and reopen the Swannanoa River to fish.
Read more →New river access planned for the Pigeon in Canton
📰 The Mountaineer
The 73-acre site near Pisgah High School's baseball fields could offer a public dip spot by next summer.
Read more →🌸 Micromoments
Small joys we noticed
Haywood Community College joins regional Good Jobs Initiative
The Mountaineer
FEMA sends more than $80 million to Haywood County
The Mountaineer
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