Great Smoky Mountains National Park has transitioned its backcountry permit reservation system to Recreation.gov. This ...

Recent rainfall was not enough to offer relief from worsening drought conditions. According to the North Carolina Drought ...

Lucinda. Before I even need to explain anything about people and things, time and place, you already know who I’m referring ...

Some historians would say that ‘thinkers’ are behind the ideas and mythologies people live by. I think it also goes back to ...

The “Mother’s Day Gemboree” will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 8-9 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at the Macon County ...

Who’s in charge of the chickens at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? According to the National Park Service, it’s Interpretive Park Ranger Michael Smith. But the ...

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced the approved season dates, bag limits and applicable regulations for the 2026-27 waterfowl, webless migratory game bird (including doves) and extended ...

Extension master gardener volunteers of Haywood County have divided their perennials, rooted cuttings and started plants.

The Friends of the Lake 5K Road Race and Walk will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Lake Junaluska. Those who register by ...

Editor’s note As Tony Dillard notes in this guest column, we’ve printed two other opinion pieces over the last two weeks by ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a battered American flag pulled from the Rocky Broad River has taken on new meaning for a community still working to recover.  The storm swept through Western ...

On May 1, several dozen students, faculty and community members gathered beside Western Carolina University’s “Catafount” in ...