Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage across Western Carolina, support to ease the burden of ...

Avery High School rising senior golfer Hank Johnson added another trophy to his mantle last week, as he captured the ...

Earlier this month, the Trump administration issued a directive freezing nearly $169 million in federal education grants ...

President Donald Trump’s administration says it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles ...

With a gentle laugh, a sharp mind and a legacy stretching from the Great Depression to the modern day, Ruth Gragg and her ...

McRae College is one of just 17 North Carolina higher education institutions named to the Colleges of Distinction’s list of ...

As Western North Carolina continues to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene, Bank of America volunteers recently ...

Haggis, heritage and Highland spirit were on the menu as the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returned July 10 to 13 to ...

At the 69th-annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in 2025, two track and field athletes secured the Outstanding Men’s ...

Almost two decades have passed since legendary stock contractor Ernie Treadway last rolled into Avery County with a trailer ...

Eric Frasure placed first in four of the seven men’s heavy athletic events and tied in two others during the 2025 Grandfather ...

Families with girls in rising grades K-12 across western and central North Carolina can have s’more summer fun this season ...