Ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, The Smoky Mountain News traveled to cities and towns in our coverage area to interview ...

White rice is a good source of carbohydrates and a handy and versatile grain to keep on hand as it stores well. Here are 5 ...

As unaffiliated voters have overtaken Republicans and Democrats as the largest voting group in the state, candidates running ...

The Smoky Mountain News has sent various public record requests throughout the past month to Swain County administration, all ...

Hello from the second floor of an apartment building on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. It’s mid-morning and ...

When Tara McCoy first began teaching pottery in 2016, it was her least favorite artistic medium, trumped by shell carving, ...

The Town of Franklin has announced that Sarah Bishop has been named as the Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director effective ...

Fontana Regional Library System’s board of trustees met June 22 to discuss an agenda initially littered with items that had ...

Superior Court Judge Tessa Sellers has granted Swain County a temporary enjoinment and restraining order against the Fontana ...

This is the final installment of a three-part review of “Buddha.” Siddhatta Gotama, born in northern India around 500 BCE, ...

During its first meeting on June 16 in Sylva, the new Jackson County Public Library Board of Trustees discussed member ...

The “Independence Day Celebration” will be held June 28 through July 5 at the Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center. The ...