During the early 2000s when I was first teaching middle school, I heard my mentor say to one of our students, “Garbage in, ...

Friday, as Roxan Wetzel and her husband, Rook, eagerly anticipated their trip to Washington, D.C. to see Donald Trump become ...

Did anyone else watch the inauguration? I mean, I’m sure it was the biggest, best and most-watched inauguration in the ...

At age 55, Buddy Melton decided to make a major change in his life, which resulted in his recent departure from Haywood County bluegrass juggernaut Balsam Range.  “It feels weird. It’s been something ...

Early in the 1970s, while living and working in Spain, Chen Maoping read a story in “National Geographic” about the Sahara Desert, and it captured her imagination. She became determined to live there.

Americana/folk act Jon Shain & Piedmont Blues will hit the stage at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin.  Hailing from Durham, Shain is a veteran ...

A special stage production of “An Iliad” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-25, 31, Feb. 1 and 2 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.  A modern retelling of ...

A special stage production of “Light Chasers with Cloud Cult” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.  We’re born. We grow ...

Before he was sworn in on Jan. 20, Donald Trump had a lot to say about the agenda he plans to pursue during his final term as ...

Despite the hell Asheville and greater Western North Carolina have gone through since flooding caused by Hurricane Helene ...

By now, the story of Hurricane Helene is a tragically familiar one: the endless rain, the swollen rivers, the angry water ...

The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is requesting applications from qualifying organizations that support the ...