David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies ...

Appalachian True Heritage Festival will be held May 2-3 on Main Street in Waynesville. Dubbed “An Evening Under the Arch,” ...

Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Historic Frog Level District of Waynesville. Children’s activities, local growers and artisans/crafters, ...

As a practitioner and student of poetry all my life, I’ve noticed that while there is a lot of poetry written well and with talented reach, at the same time, there is little current poetry that I’ve ...

In the seven months since Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains and valleys of Western North Carolina, there’s been one ...

I am 91 years old. For close to 50 of those years we lived at 116 Cowan Street in Sylva. We were active members at First ...

Dear Rep. Chuck Edwards. It's been a little while, and your defense of the tariffs still has no legs. But that's not why I'm ...

Acknowledging the fact that, yes, all Americans have a right to have and express an opinion, and that the press has a ...

I would like to thank the local author David Joy for speaking out about the removal of the plaque from the Confederate statue ...

Recovery from Hurricane Helene hasn’t been a partisan affair — on the ground, at least — but North Carolina’s 11th ...

Merry Guy, former chair of the Henderson County Republican Party, will now serve as chair of the 11th Congressional District ...

Claiming that Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ “stances on certain issues are against the party platform and Republican ideals,” ...