The Town of Sylva was selected to be the host of the 2025 CycleNC Mountain Ride August 1-3, 2025, hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports. Approximately 400 cyclists and their families from across the ...

Casper-based DISA Technologies has made the first sale of its mineral separation system, which can handle 100 tons of ore an ...

A retired North Dakota coal mine is set to become the new home of a nickel processing plant. Minnesota-based Talon Metals and Westmoreland Mining Co. signed an agreement Wednesday that gives Talon ...

The WNC Parent's 2025 Birthday Guide offers resources for party locations, cakes, and entertainment in the Asheville and ...

Now 27 years after the release of their song “The Boy Is Mine,” Brandy and Monica are planning to continue their fierce debate over whom this boy actually belongs to.

The North Carolina Mining Museum is located here as is the Crabtree Emerald Mine, which once produced emeralds for New York’s Tiffany & Co.

In Western North Carolina, rockhounds have plenty of opportunities to dig for gems, if they don’t mind getting a little dirty, and maybe a little wet.

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A gold mine was running dry — but a North Carolina man held onto hope when he visited 129 years ago. Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9 ...