Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

Access along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Craggy Gardens and near Mount Michell State Park is expected to reopen fall 2025, ...

June 16, 2025 The Annual Membership Meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation will be held at the cooperative’s corporate headquarters at 1216 Blowing Rock Blvd. in Lenoir, on ...

Lenoir, North Carolina (June 12, 2025) – The Annual Membership Meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation will be held at the cooperative’s corporate headquarters at 1216 Blowing Rock Blvd.

1 DEAD, 2 INJURED IN MORGANTON SHOOTING At the scene, deputies said they discovered that one person was taken to UNC Health Blue Ridge in a personal vehicle.

MORGANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — One person is dead and two others injured after a reported shooting in Morganton on Saturday, May 31. At around 5:45 p.m., Burke County deputies responded to a report of ...

Saturday (May 31) at approximately 5:45 p.m. the Burke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in the area of Kathy Road and McAlpine Avenue in Morganton. Upon arrival, deputies found that one ...

Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed, so the entire park is inaccessible and closed until further notice. Please reach out the National Park Service for additional information on their closures.

North Carolina has plenty of notable destinations to vacation to, but often-times these places end up being a bit of a letdown – they’re either overly touristy, crowded, or don’t measure up to the ...

North Carolina is one of the oldest states in the United States, and is the place where settlers first arrived from Europe in 1492 – so it’s no surprise that there are many quaint towns in North ...

Access to the park’s main attraction still closed South Mountains State Park, in Burke County south of Morganton, drew nearly 423,000 visitors in 2023.

Clara Agnes Downs Camp age 85 peacefully passed away at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, North Carolina following several years of declining health. She was born in Swain County, North Carolina to ...