I recently found my old CD album, the giant book of plastic sleeves that many of us tediously curated back in the day.

Birds, bees, bears, dragonflies, salamanders, hemlocks, fungi. Scientific research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has made headlines by targeting the United States’ most well-known colleges — those with the largest endowments and lowest admission rates — but now, in ...

When Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina in late 2024, public attention focused on damaged homes, washed-out ...

On May 2, 2024, a brief, awkward moment inside a women’s restroom at Western Carolina University was recorded, uploaded to social media and sparked a flashpoint in America’s ongoing culture wars. At ...

March, the chaotic wind of a descending helicopter whipped the calm skies above the Appalachian Trail near Icewater Spring ...

The USDA Forest Service announced that several trails and recreation sites damaged by Hurricane Helene have reopened across ...

Sometimes fictional books, when they’re written well, can give the same, if not more, insight to a people and culture than a ...

Sliding Rock, one of the most popular destinations in Pisgah National Forest, will open for the summer season ...

Gary Carden has accomplished a great deal in his life. But by his own estimation, none of it compares to his most recent endeavor — donating a treasure trove of books to the Jackson County Public ...

After more than four years of setbacks, political wrangling and bureaucratic delays, a small but vital infrastructure project ...

Republican Mike Clampitt, currently serving his fourth term as District 119 House Rep., tells The Smoky Mountain News he ...