Madison County News

A Madison County road was blocked by a rockslide late Wednesday morning as heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida saturated the area.

Author Mark Pinsky, who has spent years researching the June 17, 1970, Madison County murder of VISTA worker Nancy Morgan, will be in Marshall this week to talk about that upcoming book and his other works.

Asheville Citizen-Times reports: Buncombe County commissioners decided Tuesday not to appeal a court ruling requiring the county to allow construction of a concrete plant in the Flat Creek community that has been the subject of neighborhood protests.

Those who were around decades ago when the path for Interstate 40 was first carved through the Pigeon River Gorge said they knew then that problems would be coming.

A manhunt is underway for a federal prisoner who escaped from the Madison County jail.

Interstate 40 should never have been built through the Pigeon River Gorge. NCDOT engineers knew the rock formations there were unstable and recommended building the interstate along the route of US 70 through Madison County.

A western North Carolina man is accused of having sex with a child. Madison County deputies said that 22-year-old Trevor Shuler, of Marshall, has been charged with multiple crimes, including first-degree rape of a child.

Crews this week hope to begin drilling rocks at the top of a massive rockslide on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line after rain delayed their progress over the weekend.

An engineer involved in building Interstate 40 through a portion of western North Carolina said more than 40 years ago that workers had problems finishing the project because of rock slides.

Some Madison County businesses are reaping benefits from the massive rock slide blocking Interstate 40 Haywood County.

A Barnard man has been arrested and charged with raping a 9-year-old, officials say.

Editor's note : This is the fourth in a weekly series on hikes to enjoy fall colors in Western North Carolina.

Editor's note: This story appeared following the July 1, 1997 rock slide that shut down Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge for several months.

Despite a rock slide which blocked Interstate 40 in western North Carolina, state officials say tourists can still make their color-watching trips.

As the temperature drops, local fire department officials want to remind residents to be careful when heating their homes.

Dozens of volunteers and organizers gathered recently to celebrate the Summer Food Service Program that fed many Madison County children during the past summer break.

A second Republican has announced plans to run for the 11th Congressional District seat held by Democrat Heath Shuler.

A mother and son survived a trailer fire Tuesday morning that destroyed their Ivy River area home near the Madison-Buncombe line.

James Ernest "Buddy" Harwood took the oath of office as Madison County sheriff Friday afternoon while friends, co-workers and supporters watched.

Every semester about 50 Asheville High students request to take the metals engineering II course, eager to work with machines and computers to build things like electric cars and robots.