The bitter battle between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee as the Lumbee seek federal recognition has ...

Did you know that there are 2 different types of persimmons? There are astringent and non-astringent persimmons. • The astringent or Hachiyas persimmons, are high in tannins which is what makes them ...

Anne Thomas-Abbott had a “profound” experience this October as she observed students taking part in a National Park Service curriculum about trees and carbon sequestration. The power of the lesson ...

Garret K. Woodward has held the position of arts and entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News. In December 2018, he ...

Americana/folk singer-songwriter Woolybooger will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Sylva and 7 p.m ...

It’s spring of 1941 and Britain stands alone against Hitler’s Germany. The British aircraft dropping their bombs on German ...

Two months after former Maggie Valley Police Chief Russ Gilliland filed a lawsuit against the town for wrongful termination, ...

Have you been advised by your MD or PCP to take a vitamin or mineral or herbal supplement?  “Dietary supplements are not ...

Mary Garrison and her husband, Fairview Fire Department Battalion Chief Tony Garrison, awoke around 4 a.m. on Sept. 27 to a ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission today voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to advance Red Wolf ...

I’m writing to thank Rep. Mike Clampitt, Rep. Karl Gillespie and Rep. Mark Pless for siding with the people of Western North ...

Since its origin in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count has become a holiday fixture for ever-expanding numbers of birders across ...