Here is a list of school systems that are closed or operating on delays Wednesday, Feb. 19, because of winter weather impacts.

The NCHSAA also pushed back when basketball seeds will be set for playoffs from Saturday to Sunday. The change is aimed to ...

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

Keith Ray Grogan, 55, of Old Fort, was charged and arrested for breaking into a car and trespassing, the McDowell County ...

A nine-team 4A/5A conference that would be home to seven of Catawba County’s eight public schools remains unchanged.

As teams begin conference tournament play, and private schools head to state semifinals, nine new teams join The Observer’s statewide prep basketball rankings.

Freshman Samiyah Smith has had a strong impact on Hendersonville girls basketball, which enters postseason having won 16 of its past 17 games.

Bessemer City’s Tionna Pettus has added another accolade to the many she’s accomplished during a stellar high school ...

Stancil, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound composite four-star prep, has set his third stay in Raleigh for June 20-22. Along with a ...

Agencies from as far as Marshall and Pocahontas counties were in McDowell County on Monday to help out where they can.

There was little movement at the top of the WNC high school girls basketball power rankings after the final week of the regular season.

UPDATE at 11:48 a.m.: The McDowell County Courthouse has been cleared and no threat was found. The courthouse is now open to ...