The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is underway in the North Carolina mountains. Tens of thousands of people visit Avery County during the games each July. The economic impact on the area as the ...

Tennessee football wide receiver Bru McCoy announced Jan. 2 that he’d return to the Vols for the 2024 season. But he said he knew what he’d do three weeks earlier at the bedside of his dying ...

“A wee bit of Scotland in the High Country of Western North Carolina” is about to take place again as the Highland Games return to Grandfather Mountain this week. The biggest event in the High Country ...

The Tennessee Titans selected former Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft Thursday. Skronski was the third offensive lineman taken ...

Five state parks have reopened in western North Carolina in the nearly five weeks after Hurricane Helene. Eight western N.C. state parks remain closed. On Nov. 1, Crowders Mountain, Gorges, ...

BRENTWOOD – Matt MacIntyre paused for a moment late Monday morning. He'd just warned me that he often gets a lump in his throat when he talks about his late father, former Vanderbilt football coach ...

For 50 years, Randy Johnson has shared Grandfather Mountain’s beauty through his photos and words. Before Grandfather Mountain was known for its trails and biodiversity, it was a popular scenic stop ...