For the rest of “While the Town Slept” writers William Johnstone his nephew, J.A. Johnstone, bring us along for the ride as ...

In a town where history lives not just in the pages of books but on every brick-lined sidewalk, beneath every gabled rooftop ...

In response to a public records request made by The Smoky Mountain News, Jackson County Manager Kevin King revealed that ...

Standing on the precipice of their 20th anniversary, The SteelDrivers aren’t looking over their shoulders at the road to the ...

By this point, more than six months after Hurricane Helene barreled through Western North Carolina, it’s a common sight.

This Easter season — a time for moral reflection and renewal — I feel compelled to speak to the direction of our national ...

Here in Western North Carolina, we know the value of independence, personal responsibility and limited government. That’s why ...

Rising singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alma Russ will hit the stage at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Mountain ...

The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council has classified most of the state as at least abnormally dry with only ...

The Jackson County ‘Headwaters District’ Conservation Plan seeks to apply an objective, fact-based approach to assessing the ...

The Appalachian Women’s Museum “Airing of the Quilts” will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the museum in ...

A cherished gathering of locals and visitors alike, “Art After Dark” will launch its 2025 season from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 2, ...