Amid SNAP crisis, groups step in to fill gap in WNC’s already hard hit rural communities

The state health department said it anticipates partial benefits could roll out as soon as Nov. 7, offering only temporary ...
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Spruce Pine races uncontested

The Spruce Pine election next Tuesday features two open Town Council seats and a new mayor — all uncontested races. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and the polls will be open from 6:30 ...

National Park units in the NC mountains are relying on outside funding during shutdown

Some furloughed National Park workers are being paid with private, state and local government funds so Western NC doesn’t lose another tourism season.

Blue Ridge Parkway visitor center, mineral museum reopen for 7 days amid shutdown

The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville and a museum in Spruce Pine will reopen for seven days on Oct. 4 amid the ...

Are Great Smokies, Blue Ridge Parkway still open as funding scales back during shutdown?

Funding has been scaled back to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open with ...

Western North Carolina faces double weather warnings as fire danger increases, temperatures drop

The two alerts were issued by the National Weather Service on Oct. 23. Here's what area residents and visitors should know.

No progress for poor areas despite years of NC tier system designed to spark growth

When economic developers from Anson County pitch their community to prospective businesses, they advertise its railroad ...
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Nonprofit to keep Pisgah Visitor Center open amid government shutdown, fall foliage

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation plans to keep the Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville, the Museum of North Carolina ...