As Constitution Day just recently passed (Sept. 17), it is worth taking a fresh look at what our founding document actually ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors to view wildlife safely as elk and black bear activity increases this fall. Autumn offers opportunities to witness elk during their annual breeding ...

Wednesday morning. Stepping onto the front porch of my apartment in downtown Waynesville, the air was cool. A breeze wafted through town from the nearby mountain ridges cradling the community. Walking ...

Early voting in Jackson County (and across the state) begins Oct. 15, and ahead of the election, The Smoky Mountain News has interviewed the five challengers in the Jackson County Board of ...

Let’s kick off today’s book talk with Lance Holland’s “The Little Tennessee River: Following the Cherokee Path” (The History Press, 2026, 224 pages).  In his story of this river, Holland takes an ...

Jim Haughey will share his debut novel, “The Broken Season,” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Set on the eve of the Civil War in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the novel follows Irish immigrant laborers ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will host two free family-friendly events to recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual celebration promoting outdoor recreation and ...

In 1982, when Chris Jones turned 16 years old, he inherited his brother’s 1968 Mercury Cougar. The vehicle was originally bought and sold at the Miami-Dade Lincoln Mercury dealership in Florida by ...

Darnell Farms will host an event offering an afternoon of hayrides, pumpkins, corn maze exploration, and a delicious DreamWhip by the Tuckasegee River. Hosts will gather by the riverbank for a ...

Many across Western North Carolina wondered what they could have done differently in the wake of Hurricane Helene.  People can think of a host of folks this would apply to — elected leaders, first ...

Rising singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alma Russ will hit the stage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Mountain Layers Brewing in Bryson City. Based out of Western North Carolina and with ...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...