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 ...

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

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

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

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

The “An Appalachian Evening” series will kick off its 2026 season with a performance by The Kruger Brothers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in Lynn L. Shields Auditorium at the Stecoah Valley Center ...

Celebrating the beauty, creativity and versatility of fiber art, “Threads,” the latest exhibition at the Haywood County Arts Council, will be on display through Aug. 3 at HCAC’s Haywood Handmade ...

The 20th annual Mountaintop Art & Craft Show will be held June 27-28 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in downtown Highlands. The annual event is a two-day, one-weekend gathering that brings over 120 ...

Drought conditions have intensified in central North Carolina, with parts of 10 counties in and around the Triangle now classified as experiencing exceptional drought. The majority of the rest of the ...

Haywood Community College has been awarded a Level II Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and the Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices ...