A Smoky Mountains getaway, the small town has gorgeous scenery among its waterfalls, lakes, and hiking trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

While many national and state parks in Western North Carolina remain closed after Helene's destruction, Gorges State Park is ...

South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.

Last week, we looked at Ararat settlers Rodeham and Elizabeth Moore, their son William Jesse Moore, his wife, Jane Hanby ...

Last week the Surry County Board of Commissioners finalized details of a plan to reclaim some of the losses county officials ...

North Carolina is home to some impressive architecture and interesting cultural centers. WorldAtlas highlighted eight towns ...

Surry County Schools commissioned a ten-year facilities plan using the services of Bill Powell, who previously conducted such ...

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 7:43 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 8 a.m. The ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding ...

Wit Tuttell, the Executive Director of Visit NC, announced the 2025 Cycle North Carolina “Mountains to Coast” route. The twenty-sixth annual ride is scheduled for a Lake Lure to Fort Fisher ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of Black History Month, The Charlotte Observer is highlighting the lives and accomplishments of nine people whose contributions might not be as well known as others ...