Western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District has been a Republican stronghold for more than a decade, but the ...

The Shining Rock Classical Academy board at its Feb. 25 meeting voted unanimously to end grades 9-11 instruction effective ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources is awarding more than $7.3 ...

In honor of Black History Month, the annual “Soul Food Dinner” will start at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Pigeon Community ...

I am writing about the Save America Act. I have seen conflicting information about this legislation, which is now awaiting ...

Have you ever thought about keeping bees? Ever wanted to have more pollinators on your property? Do you just want to know ...

Western Carolina University’s annual “Juried Undergraduate Exhibition” will run through March 20 at the Fine Art Museum on campus in Cullowhee. To note, an awards ceremony and reception will be held ...

Gov. Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The ...

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified infestations of spongy moth in seven counties across North Carolina that it anticipates treating in 2026.   Residents within the ...

The first time I ever spoke to renowned Americana/country singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon was in the spring of 2020. I’d only scratched the surface of her music and talent when we scheduled a phone ...

Recently, President Trump said, “I don’t know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat,” at the National Prayer Breakfast. This may surely make the Top 10 of his ridiculous statements. Likewise, ...

I never got his name, but the New Zealander who had offered to fix one of my fellow traveler’s bicycles seemingly couldn’t resist commenting on American politics.  “You Americans are always bumbling ...