NC Republicans explicitly announced their intent to block Democrats from taking over Congress, saying they would “torpedo” ...

According to the release, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will fund the operations of the Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville, the Museum of North Carolina Minerals in Spruce Pine, and the Blue ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville and a museum in Spruce Pine will reopen for seven days on Oct. 4 amid the ...

The district map for the Watauga Board of Commissioners under S.B. 759. No commissioners from Districts 1 and 2, which cover most of the town of Boone, currently serve on the board. (Screenshot from ...

Republican state lawmakers didn't break the law when they split up a heavily Black part of the state in redistricting, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The judge, Republican appointee James Dever, shot ...

The ruling is a loss for Democrats, who were hoping to have a more favorable map to run on in the 2026 midterms. The ruling is a loss for Democrats, who were hoping to have a more favorable map to run ...

A federal judge upheld North Carolina’s Senate map Tuesday, rejecting claims that Republican lawmakers had illegally drawn the districts to dilute the voting power of Black voters. Challengers to the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A federal judge upheld North Carolina’s Senate map Tuesday, rejecting claims that Republican lawmakers had illegally drawn the ...

The Spruce Pine BBQ Festival is back this weekend, after skipping last year owing to disaster recovery. The annual festival, organized by the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine, was scheduled to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. CSX, one of two long-distance freight railroads that serve Western North Carolina, is once again moving trains through the mountains ...

Seventy-nine billion dollars. That’s the official estimate of the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene as the first anniversary of the storm is marked this weekend in communities across the ...

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