The following are winners in the N.C. Mountain State Fair’s opening weekend poultry, rabbit, sheep, goat and beef cattle ...

I am sending this in hopes that it might save some of my neighbors in Franklin and other WNC communities some aggravation and ...

Country megastar Jamey Johnson will hit the stage for a two-night stand Sept. 20-21 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Born in Alabama, Johnson set his sights on music after seeing his idol Alan ...

I had the opportunity to speak by phone with writer and podcaster Jennifer L. Scott. The author of the Madame Chic books — ...

After 34 years of service to the state of North Carolina, Cameron Ingram, executive director of the North Carolina Wildlife ...

Why Vote? First, before you vote you need to register to vote and if you think you’re already registered to vote, you should confirm this, by rechecking your voter registration status.    I’ve ...

As my grandmother used to say, the MAGA party “doesn’t have the sense it was born with.”   The MAGA presidential candidate — ...

I had the privilege of sitting and talking with a group of adolescents who weren’t my own children or my friends’ children.

Macon County officials held a press conference last week to address illegal political signs and get ahead of some ...

He fought to get on the ballot, and then fought to get off the ballot.  Now, after a favorable ruling from North Carolina’s ...

Last week the North Carolina General Assembly passed a conference report, also referred to as a mini budget that includes ...

Superior Court Judge Bradley B. Letts has confirmed he has the intention of vacating his seat on the bench to become the ...