Good News Asheville - October 9, 2026 - Issue #141
Friday, October 9, 2026
A Note From Us At Good NewsBuncombe County is opening up mortgage help, the Asheville Symphony is keeping student musicians playing, and a camp near Black Mountain College is being protected forever. Friday is full of neighbors looking out for each other.
- The Good News Asheville team
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✨ Today's Good News
Buncombe County adds mortgage help for homeowners facing foreclosure
📰 WLOS ABC 13
Buncombe County Commissioners approved an expansion of the Affordable Housing Services Program to let homeowners facing foreclosure apply for up to $2,500 in emergency assistance. Nonprofit organizations apply for the funding and connect eligible residents with help. Last year the program gave $225,000 to two local nonprofits to help people struggling with rent.
☀️ More Bright Spots
Asheville Symphony helps students keep playing after orchestra cuts
📰 Blue Ridge Public Radio
A new program called PLAY will cover up to 75% of private lesson costs for string students affected by school budget cuts.
Read more →Camp Rockmont land near Black Mountain College protected forever
📰 The Valley Echo
Lake Eden Preserve and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy placed a 336-acre tract in the Craggy Mountains under a permanent conservation easement.
Read more →Ecusta Trail funding secured for Transylvania County section
📰 The Transylvania Times
The $26.2 million needed to build the 8-mile Transylvania County stretch of the 19-mile trail is now fully in place.
Read more →🌸 Micromoments
Small joys we noticed
Richland Creek repair project set to begin in Waynesville
The Mountaineer
Five WNC food and drink entrepreneurs to pitch at Mountain Raise
Mountain BizWorks
IPEX pledges $500,000 to clean up French Broad plastic debris
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Rhiannon Giddens named Fall 2026 J.R. McDowell speaker
The Transylvania Times
Workshop helps Canton-area leaders manage recovery stress
The Mountaineer
BPR climate reporter Katie Myers wins global journalism award
Blue Ridge Public Radio
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