# Tuesday, May 19: HCA Chief Here or Not? + Ager's Rural Appeal + High Five Arson Motive?

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Podcast: [Wake Up, Asheville!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025)
Published: 2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories: HCA CEO said he regularly visits with Asheville leaders. Elected officials say they haven’t met him Jamie Ager's grassroots campaign aims to bridge rural-urban divide in politics * High Five Coffee arson suspect dated an employee, community raises funds * Biltmore Forest ticks show high Lyme disease prevalence Community remembers Rorey Hipps, beloved local skateboarder and bartender *

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