Doors at 6 p.m. and concert at 7 p.m. This extraordinary evening of music and community will feature country music legend Jimmy Fortune and the award-winning bluegrass duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge, ...

Visitors to Haywood County this summer have a chance to earn some extra cash through a new initiative called "Elk Bucks." ...

Haywood has been luring and welcoming tourists back to the region for months following Helene's devastating impact last September. But many still think Western North Carolina is not open for business, ...

Travelers in search of charming downtown areas, outdoor recreation, and sweeping vistas should set their sights on these North Carolina mountain towns.

House Republicans promised not to cut Medicaid, but a bill that passed early Thursday morning could jeopardize coverage for ...

One of the most common diseases ticks can transfer is Lyme disease, Hayes said. The black-legged tick is the primary vector ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where ...

Banner Elk Elementary is a public school located in Banner Elk, NC, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Banner Elk Elementary is 176 and the school serves PK-5.

the home would break North Carolina’s sales record by more than double. The record was set just last year by another Blue Ridge Mountains home—a $15.85 million sale in Banner Elk, north of ...

An elk occupancy agreement is a voluntary short-term habitat ... covering everything from breaking news to in-depth gear reviews. She lives in rural North Carolina with her non-hunting husband, a ...

Elk are the largest land mammals in the state. Males weigh around 700 pounds and can sport antlers up to five feet wide. More than 200 years after elk disappeared from North Carolina's mountains ...

The highest wind gust recorded was actually in Yancey County, North Carolina, at Grandfather Mountain. Its highest gust was 92 knots, just over 105 mph. At Banner Elk in Watauga County ...