For our Wellness Issue, we asked folks in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and Transylvania counties to identify one ...

Rangers said Houghton was a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina. She volunteered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years. Since 2004, Houghton has dedicated well ...

A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

Freshman Ian Jackson has made an immediate impact for North Carolina basketball. The former five-star recruit in the 2024 recruiting cycle is second on the team in scoring to fellow guard and ...

Officials said she was a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina. She volunteered at the park for more than 20 years. “Ann was an enduring and beloved member of our Smokies Community,” said ...

Houghton, of Jackson County, North Carolina, had volunteered in the park for more than 20 years and was nominated for a National Park Service George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding ...

A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...

Shawnee State University is offering a practice ACT test course. Register for ACT test prep at Cost is $15. This session will take be 8 a.m. to noon in Massie Hall 020. PAAC’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY: What ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, “roughly a ...

Two Black voters will make the case that the Republican-crafted map illegally splits Black voters in Eastern NC among several ...