Marianna Black Library in Bryson City was an outdated facility by 2010, so staff commissioned a feasibility study. On Sept.

As tension develops among Fontana Regional Library trustees and a seismic shift lies ahead in about nine months, the board is ...

When the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton closed after more than a century of operations in June 2023, the shockwaves ...

Dear friend, We are living in tumultuous times, and I’m writing to say I am sorry. I know I’ve done and said things that hurt ...

It’s beginning to sound like a broken record — nearly a year after Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, ...

I have been a weekly reader of The Smoky Mountain News since its inception in 1999. I am proud of (Publisher/Editor) Scott ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission advises that black bears’ eating behavior changes in the late summer through fall.

The Smoky Mountain Long Term Recovery Group will host a free “Day of Resilience” event on Saturday, Sept. 20, from noon to 5 ...

Vice President J.D. Vance recently made a remark about protesters in Washington, D.C., calling them stupid white hippies who ...

I love buying fresh vegetables, especially when they’re in season, and they look/smell great. But this doesn’t mean that ...

The Haywood County Board of Commissioners has been transferring $75,000 annually, since 2018, to Buncombe-Asheville Chamber ...

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s arrival in Western North Carolina approaches, two faculty members in ...