As Democrat Mark Burrows looks to unseat Republican Anna Ferguson, appointed to the state House in April to finish the late ...

Flipping the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2028 is one of state Democrats’ top goals. If the party can bring home a win for ...

Since its inception in 2006, the Mountain Song Festival, held at the Brevard Music Center, has become a beloved annual ...

Jackson County Commissioners voted 4-1 to shoot down a $105 million school bond referendum at a Sept. 1 meeting leaving ...

For more than 50 years, Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Days has celebrated the music, stories, and traditions of Appalachia — and this year, the energy is bigger than ever. The ...

Haywood Waterways is seeking volunteers for its annual Big Sweep cleanup event on Sept. 12. Big Sweep is an annual ...

As I write this column early in the morning sitting on our deck, a symphony of birds keeps me company. The sounds remind me of something I read recently about what truly makes us live longer. We know ...

The N.C. Forest Service recently awarded $5.6 million to support urban and community forestry projects in 19 local ...

Hello from the coveted window table in the back of Panacea Coffee Company in the Historic Frog Level District of Waynesville.

Shut up,’ he explained.” Surely that one-liner from Ring Lardner’s short story “The Young Immigrunts” — and no, that’s not a ...

New geotechnical information gathered during reconstruction of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge has provided engineers a more complete picture of conditions beneath the roadway, resulting ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues planning for future improvements to the Oconaluftee River Trail. As part of ...