Spring and summer mean more time outdoors, but they also mean tick season. Ticks can carry serious diseases like Lyme disease, so take these steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. Haywood ...

I was gifted the book “The Secret Life of Sunflowers” (by Marta Molnar, 2022, 399 pages) and told I would like it. Usually, this kind of gift ends up not being what it was purported to be by the ...

Melanie Sue Bowles will join Renea Winchester for a conversation about their books, publishing and Bowles’ work at the Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at City Lights Bookstore ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20 million to improve North Carolina’s electric grid. The selected ...

I’m sitting alone in the cockpit of the boat anchored at Cape Lookout National Seashore off the coast of North Carolina in the early morning, and I’m about to write a column about tourism. Sipping my ...

One recent afternoon, while wandering the Historic Frog Level District in Waynesville, the sounds of hard rock act AC/DC drifted out the front door of 24 Commerce St. The retro sign on the window ...

As part of the “Cowee School Concert Series,” Americana/bluegrass ensemble Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin.

Kids ages 10-14 in Jackson County will have the chance to learn the ins and out of archery. The course will be held from 2-5 p.m. May 17 at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. The fee for the ...

The Franklin Bird Club leads walks along the Greenway on Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. through September. Walks start at alternating locations: Macon County Public Library, Big Bear Park and Salali ...

The 23rd annual Strawberry Jam festival will be held May 17-18 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City. The Darnell family celebrates their locally grown strawberry crop. Enjoy live music, local food, fresh ...