Governor Josh Stein signed five executive orders to bring much-needed relief to people in western North Carolina, including ...

With the start of 2025, North Carolina is rolling out a set of new laws that will impact everything from taxes and driving ...

My name is Brittney Lofthouse, and I have been privileged to report on Western North Carolina since 2008. Over the years, I ...

As of December 31, 2024, Justin Stamey will no longer serve as a magistrate in Macon County. This decision, conveyed in a letter from Macon County Clerk of Superior Court Shawna Lamb sent to Stamey on ...

Asheville, N.C., October 9, 2024 — The USDA Forest Service updated Closure Order #08-11-00-24-02 related to Hurricane Helene on the Nantahala National Forest in Western… Today, Governor Josh Stein ...

State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor is proud to announce that the North Carolina Building Code Council (NCBCC) has adopted an emergency rule developed by the OSFM Engineering Division to streamline the ...

For the eighth time in the past 17 years, Southwestern Community College has received significant national recognition. SCC is one of ten finalists for the “Instructional Programs and Services” ...

With jury trials in North Carolina again underway, you might open your mailbox and find a jury summons. Please don’t ignore it. First, a jury… With May designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, the ...

After Macon County Commissioner John Shearl called for the resignation of County Manager Derek Roland during the November meeting of the board of commissioners, citizens... The Catamount School's ...

RALEIGH – For generations, the state’s gas tax has been the primary way for the N.C. Department of Transportation to maintain roads and bridges and its… More than 4.2 million North Carolinians cast ...