This summer and fall, visitors can enjoy family-friendly programs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, starting June 7. Visitors are invited to take a hike with a ranger, learn about mountain life, ...

The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) will present “Art & Yoga: Embodiment & Creative Expression,” a new class series designed to nourish both body and soul. This unique program merges the grounding ...

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

On Memorial Day — a holiday that originally honored Union soldiers who died defending the principles enshrined in our ...

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

Maconians have sounded the alarm on what they see as excessive debris removal in the county’s waterways. Now, as the cleanup ...

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

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

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

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

Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Hendersonville) recently voted in favor of the president’s proposed budget bill (“Big Beautiful ...

Western Carolina University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, to kick off the first phase of ...