SCOTT HUNTER is retiring as fire chief in Bedford at the end of March. To the surprise of probably no one who knows him, though, his idea of taking it easy involves hiking more than 2,190 miles from ...

It was about 10:30 pm, the darkness so inky you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The leafy boughs of late-spring ...

Uncover one of North Carolina's hidden gems - a scenic mountain town steeped in nature with everything from hiking to fly ...

And for those who like their appetizers with a bit of a kick, the Salt & Pepper Calamari is a must-try. It’s crispy, it’s ...

For me, the stage for these early experiences was the 200-acre family farm where I was raised in Back Swamp, South Carolina, and the cast were my parents and ... Conserving Carolina, Southern ...

The Lodge Manufacturing Company, which makes the popular cast iron cooking pans ... and there are also great biking trails like the Mountain Goat Trail. Granville is a small unincorporated community ...

The former governor and his wife, Betty, had been divorced since 1987 and he had known Ms. Flint since she had worked for the Appalachian Regional Commission ... Blanton won just over 10% of the ...

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs.

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

This accounts for 42% of the district’s trails and includes more than 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail on the Pisgah National Forest. They have also cleared nearly 240 miles of roads across ...