The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels and ...

The railroad finished rebuilding its tracks along the North Toe and Nolichucky rivers just before the one-year anniversary of ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WNCN) — As western North Carolina continues its recovery from Helene, some positive news from one of the quartz mines in the community of Spruce Pine. The mine, which produces a ...

If crisp air, endless autumn-hued views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and a wealth of arts and culinary wonders are your idea of autumn bliss, then hightail it to little Spruce Pine in North Carolina, ...

Press release from the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce: 2019 will mark the 60th Anniversary of the NC Mineral and Gem Festival in Spruce Pine. For sixty years, Spruce Pine has welcomed rock hounds ...