Of a new list of 10 NC towns, half were located in Western NC. Here's where travel writers suggested visiting in each.

The Cone Manor House, also called Flat Top Manor, sits at the center of the park like a grand dame presiding over her estate.

The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum will host a poetry reading and a workshop with the High Country Poet Laureate as a ...

World-renowned artist Patrick Dougherty will visit Appalachian State University in Boone on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to ...

A plan to close the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Beacon Heights for a resurfacing project has been postponed to 2026 at the request of North Carolina’s two U.S. senators.

Laurie Buckhout won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Don Davis in the 1st District, which legislators redrew last year to be more GOP-friendly in the general election. Meanwhile, ...