Jessica Wakeman

Asheville, New York

independent journalist in Asheville, NC | creampuff in a knife fight | jessica dot wakeman at gmail dot com | signal: jessicawakeman.80

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Helene recovery funds lag as WNC faces $54 billion gap

1 week ago | averyjournal.com | Jessica Wakeman

WNC — Funding to rebuild in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene is severely lagging, according to new data released by North Carolina’s Office of State Budget Management (OSBM).
Helene recovery funds lag as WNC faces $54 billion gap

1 week ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jessica Wakeman

WNC - Funding to rebuild in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene is severely lagging, according to new data released by North Carolina's Office of State Budget Management (OSBM).
UNCA students publish alternative zine in response to the current political climate

1 week ago | mountainx.com | Jessica Wakeman

The pamphlets are the size of an open hand, brightly colored and eye-catching. But whether The Red Banner, an eight-page zine published by the Student Vanguard for Liberation at UNC Asheville, will catch readers’ attention remains to be seen. “UNCA says it’s an institution of shared governance, and that just isn’t true,” Amity Martino, a junior and the general secretary of the Vanguard, tells Xpress.
Helene recovery funds lag as WNC faces $54 billion gap

2 weeks ago | bpr.org | Jessica Wakeman

Funding to rebuild in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene is severely lagging, according to new data released by North Carolina’s Office of State Budget Management (OSBM).
Workshop invites community members to confront trauma through the creative process

3 weeks ago | mountainx.com | Jessica Wakeman

Workshop invites community members to confront trauma through the creative process HANDS ON: Multimedia artist Kate Stockman co-leads Trauma Recovery Art Process, an art workshop at Hendersonville Parks and Recreation, alongside a trauma recovery coach. Stockman encourages participants to express themselves through collage. Photo by Jessica Wakeman Healing can come from work we do with a therapist, a spiritual leader or a higher power.
U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards Accused of Hitting Man At Rotary Event

3 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Jessica Wakeman

This story is co-published with Talking Points Memo. A regional Rotary conference in Asheville on Saturday night appears to have ended with a confrontation between Western North Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and an unknown man, with witnesses attesting that the congressman struck the attendee.
Rep. Chuck Edwards Accused Of Hitting Man At Rotary Club Event

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Wakeman

This article was co-published by TPM and The Assembly, which publishes deep reporting on power and place in North Carolina. Update: On Tuesday morning, the Asheville Police Department released a statement about the incident. “After reviewing the findings and consulting with the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, it was mutually determined that no criminal charges against any party involved in the incident will be initiated,” the department said.
Appalachian Mountain Health debuts new dental RV

1 month ago | mountainx.com | Jessica Wakeman

Appalachian Mountain Health debuts new dental RV MOLAR MAN: Dr. Alex Green, Appalachian Mountain Health’s chief dental officer, says the clinic’s new recreational vehicle will help bring preventive dental care to more underinsured and uninsured people in Western North Carolina. Photo by Jessica Wakeman Appalachian Mountain Health (AMH) recently debuted its new dental vehicle in a ribbon-cutting on April 18.
Still Recovering From Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina Braces for Federal Cuts

2 months ago | progressive.org | Jessica Wakeman

On March 13, residents of Western North Carolina made national news at a raucous town hall hosted by Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards in Asheville, during which one man was removed by police after shouting “I’m a veteran and you don’t give a fuck about me! . . .
If You Rebuild It: Asheville Tourists take the field amid construction

2 months ago | mountainx.com | Gina Smith |Kay West |Jessica Wakeman |Brionna Dallara

If You Rebuild It: Asheville Tourists take the field amid construction Volume / Issue April 2, 2025 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Asheville Tourists McCormick Field, Asheville’s venerable minor-league baseball stadium, is in the midst of an 18-month, $38.5 million renovation that will bring it up to standards required by Major League Baseball. Asheville Tourists officials say they are up to the challenge of hosting 66 games this season at a ballpark that’s...