Elk River Falls, a popular recreation area in Avery County, Pisgah National Forest, reopened after another long closure to ...

River Park North is hosting Monsters of the Deep on May 30. This event will allow you to investigate what prehistoric ...

Discover a peaceful small-town state park in North Carolina that locals love for its quiet trails, scenic views, and hidden ...

Past the usual North Carolina stops, this ancient site waits with a grass-covered mound, open sky, and history that feels ...

The town spreads along the banks of the North Toe River, its main street a collection of brick buildings that have witnessed generations come and go, yet somehow maintained their dignified charm ...

There’s something magical about a place where time seems to slow down just enough for you to catch your breath. Spruce Pine, North Carolina is that kind of town – nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...

TOE RIVER VALLEY — Toe River Arts launches a year of celebratory events on January 26, 2026, with a birthday party. On that date 50 years ago, the original board of directors gathered to sign the ...

From the mountains to the coast, there are so many special corners sprinkled throughout North Carolina that sometimes it's hard even for locals to keep up with them. Some of these places are kept hush ...

The land contains over three miles of river frontage, providing a critical habitat for the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel. This acquisition protects one of North Carolina's largest remaining ...

GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina woman has gone thirteen months without answers or any signs of a gifted musician, friend and partner. Sept. 27, 2024, is the day the music died for Peggy ...

GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C. — “It just does me good to come out here and talk to him,” Peggy Williams said on a blue-sky morning at the brink of fall. She had returned once again to the quiet spot by the ...

WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — Bracing himself against the current in waist-deep water, Clancy Loorham wrestles a broken length of PVC pipe from the rocky bottom of the French Broad River and peers inside.