Winners of the fifth annual Transylvania County Poetry Contest were recently recognized at an awards ceremony at the Mary C.

For Veronica Leone Matthews, the mountains of western North Carolina are not just a beautiful backdrop. They are part of her family story, one that stretches back generations and now ...

Since the earliest days of agriculture people have looked to the skies to predict the weather and ensure a successful harvest ...

One of the lesser-known but inspiring chapters of our local forest history unfolded in Pink Beds during the 1930s and 1940s, ...

With hurricane season beginning Sunday, June 1, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges residents to get ready now, as forecasters are predicting another extremely active season.

WNC Communities announced the 2025 recipients – including two Transylvania County students – of the George H.V. Cecil Journey ...

The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas and the Korea Center of Greenville will host a Korean War 75th Anniversary Ceremony on June 21 in Brevard.

Brevard’s White Squirrel Weekend returns May 23–25 for its 21st year, offering three days of live music, food, shopping and ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain ...

As migratory birds return to the slopes and valleys of western North Carolina this spring and summer, conservation leaders are encouraging birders to return with them.

The state’s seasonally adjusted April 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7%, unchanged from March’s revised rate. The national rate was unchanged at 4.2%. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.1 of ...