Following what appears to have been a successful ban on camping and fires on the popular Max Patch Bald in northern Haywood ...

A skirmish between a colonial militia and Cherokee warriors was waged in Western North Carolina in 1776. But where exactly the battle was fought is a matter for debate. Tensions had been rising ...

As crowds gather and fireworks explode to mark what to some is a purely celebratory moment, America 250 arrives for others as a complicated, dissonant occasion. In Western North Carolina, Eastern Band ...

Sometimes a plant’s name can be as beautiful as the flower itself. And sometimes a beautiful plant and flower gets stuck with a not-so-pretty common name. Take, for instance, the lovely pink and ...

I tend to look for the good in things. So, with all the warts staring back at me, I’ll mark the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding and our American Experiment with more than a little pride.

When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated Great Smoky Mountains National Park in September 1940, all of America was contemplating what the metastasizing international conflict we now know as ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this July 4, Great Smoky Mountains National Park anticipates increased visitation for the holiday weekend. Anyone planning on celebrating America’s 250th ...

Shop, Sip, Stroll” will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 5, in downtown. The downtown merchant corridor transforms into a lively celebration of local art, music and community. Stroll the streets, ...

Due to the detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements for ...

Swain County’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Fontana Regional Library System has been granted. On May 12, the FRL board voted to distribute “surplus funds” to the three member ...

Ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, The Smoky Mountain News traveled to cities and towns in our coverage area to interview ...

Operation Dry Water is a national campaign developed through the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard to reduce impaired boating incidents year-round. The ...