When you’re a columnist for a newspaper, you don’t take the space for granted. It is a gift and an honor to be given a page ...

Mo Green touts his experience in public education as foundational in preparing him to hold the office of state superintendent and the basis for his vision to improve the public school system.

Anyone on the internet knows that it can be a place of negativity and division. But it’s also a powerful tool for connection, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Crystal Cochran harnessed that ...

Dan Messer would have preferred to host a livestock auction on Monday, but instead he was working one in a string of ...

The N.C. Forest Service is waiving the requirement for open burning permits in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, ...

The North Carolina Arboretum remains closed following the widespread impacts of Hurricane Helene. Staff is hard at work ...

The National Park Service continues to assess conditions and address damage following the impacts from Hurricane Helene in ...

The U.S. Forest Service reopened the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail and all other facilities in Graham County will reopen on Oct ...

Hurricane Helene caused great devastation throughout much of Western North Carolina and farm fields were not spared. There ...

In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on communities throughout North Carolina, the ASPCA® is announcing ...

After a series of emotional speeches by western legislators during an Oct. 9 press conference and assurances from Senate President Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) that the measure was only a “first step,” ...

Jackson County Public Schools is finally on track to building its first traditional middle school after securing $52 million ...