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Dan DeWitt

In-depth reporting on local politics, environment and land use.

Created 29 Dec 2020

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Asheville Watchdog: Under HCA, Nurses Are Overburdened and Patients Suffer
01 Apr 2022 • 3 4
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories published by Asheville Watchdog — a free, non-profit news organization — examining for-profit HCA Healthcare’s 2019 purchase of the Mission Hea...
Word To Commissioners: Zone US 64 Corridor Now or Boom Could be a Bust
30 Mar 2022 • 4 2
US 64 east of Rosman. Planned utilities are expected to spark development in the corridor — one of the few areas in Transylvania suitable for industrial and dense residential projects. Subscribe now L...
Ecusta Trail Receives Cash Pledge from Tourism, Rare Political Support From Commission
29 Mar 2022 • 6 3
A stretch of the planned path of the Ecusta Trail near Hendersonville Highway photographed last year Subscribe now Leave a comment BREVARD — After receiving big cash boosts the last two weeks — most r...
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24 Mar 2022 • 13 5
Transylvania County elections office near downtown Brevard Subscribe now Leave a comment CEDAR MOUNTAIN — One of my former neighbors, Jim Cruickshank, is a proud Republican. Given the nation’s polariz...
One Candidate for Sheriff Demoted, Others in Race to Take Leave of Absence
18 Mar 2022 • 5 0
Creasman Subscribe now Leave a comment BREVARD — Former Capt. Kevin Creasman, one of four Transylvania County Sheriff’s deputies running to replace Sheriff David Mahoney, released a statement suggesti...
Special Report from Asheville Watchdog: Attorney General’s Office Had "Great Concerns" Mission-HCA Deal Was Rigged "From the Beginning"
16 Mar 2022 • 4 0
Note to readers: Brevard NewsBeat is pleased to announce an informal partnership with Asheville Watchdog, a free, nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization formed by a stellar team of veteran reporters...
Ecusta Trail Backers Announce $7.5 Million in New Funding, Seek County Support to Ask for More
15 Mar 2022 • 9 8
Riders on South Carolina’s Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. which is often cited as a model for the planned Ecusta Trail in Henderson and Transylvania counties Subscribe now Leave a comment BREVARD —...
The "Hooey" of Transylvania's Tier 3 Ranking and How It May Impact a Schools' Grant
15 Mar 2022 • 4 2
A rotting beam supporting Brevard High School’s auxiliary gym — one of the concerns cited in a Transylvania County Schools’ grant application. Subscribe now Leave a comment BREVARD — The County Commis...
Take Two for Take One: Brevard City Council Agrees to Renew Lease for Co-Ed Cinema
08 Mar 2022 • 10 7
Subscribe now Leave a comment The historic ticket booth outside the Co-Ed Cinema on West Main Street BREVARD — Take One Entertainment LLC, operator of the city-owned Co-Ed Cinema, will get a second ch...
Three High-Ranking Deputies Vie to Replace Mahoney
05 Mar 2022 • 0 6
Subscribe now Leave a comment BREVARD — The bios of the three Republican candidates for Transylvania County Sheriff look almost like duplicates. All three of contenders boast that they are Transylvani...
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