And while many are either watching professional football on a glowing TV somewhere or simply trying to relax and prepare for ...

Question: My husband’s favorite dish is a Cheddar Chicken with broccoli and rice casserole. Are there better choices with ...

The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT) announced the permanent conservation of 54.45 acres of forested land just two miles ...

For all sorts of reasons, mostly having to do with research, the last two weeks brought more reading than usual my way, but ...

After several weeks of increasingly dry conditions, Western North Carolina has finally seen some much-needed rain, taking the ...

The National Park Service (NPS) will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in ...

An additional chunk of asphalt fell away from an eastbound lane of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge this week, ...

Friends and alumni contributed more than $6 million to Western Carolina University during the 2024 GivingTuesday initiative, ...

The bitter battle between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee as the Lumbee seek federal recognition has ...

Anne Thomas-Abbott had a “profound” experience this October as she observed students taking part in a National Park Service curriculum about trees and carbon sequestration. The power of the lesson ...

Garret K. Woodward has held the position of arts and entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News. In December 2018, he ...

It’s spring of 1941 and Britain stands alone against Hitler’s Germany. The British aircraft dropping their bombs on German ...