Western NC portion of Appalachian Trail reopens after Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North ...
Sections of NC’s Appalachian Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Trail finally reopen after Helene
In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...
7 Western NC locations to put on your 2025 bucket list, among most beautiful in NC
Southern Living has previously praised Western NC for its beauty. Here's the reasoning behind the 7 locations writers chose ...
Over 114 miles of Appalachian Trail cleared in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
The U.S. Forest Service has reopened several trails and roads in the Appalachian Ranger District. The U.S. Forest Service has ...
Foothills Conservancy of NC opens new hiking trail in South Mountains
Foothills Conservancy of NC opens new hiking trail in South Mountains of Burke County in honor of founding board member Bob ...
Appalachian Trail in Western NC reopens more than four months after Helene
A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.The forest ...
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How I’d Redo my Trip to Franklin in North Carolina
We drove through the mountains to see the waterfalls but completely missed the charming town of Franklin North Carolina, here ...
Hope in Hardship: Burnsville couple's power back on four months after Hurricane Helene
Diane and Bill Merz detail their experience living through the storm, surviving off community help and generators ...
‘Connecting history’: Durham plans to convert defunct railway into trail to Roxboro
An old rail line in Durham that hasn’t been used in over 40 years could become a multi-use trail for pedestrians and cyclists ...
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Check out these five great winter hikes in Western North Carolina
For our Wellness Issue, we asked folks in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and Transylvania counties to identify one ...
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Learn more about North Carolina’s rich Black history through these 10 iconic landmarks
From the site of Durham’s Black Wall Street, where Black-owned businesses thrived, to the site of the state’s oldest ...
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Proposed use of old NC rail line would create trail linking Durham and Person Counties
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- It hasn't been in use since 1983 and if developers have their way, that could soon change. The old CSX railway that was completed in the late 1890s may soon be rebirthed into an ...