The bitter battle between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee as the Lumbee seek federal recognition has ...

Did you know that there are 2 different types of persimmons? There are astringent and non-astringent persimmons. • The astringent or Hachiyas persimmons, are high in tannins which is what makes them ...

Anne Thomas-Abbott had a “profound” experience this October as she observed students taking part in a National Park Service curriculum about trees and carbon sequestration. The power of the lesson ...

As a young boy, maybe 10 or 11 years old, Thom Brooks set foot onto Southwestern Community College’s campus in Sylva for the first time. His mother, Rhonda Brooks, worked full-time and had enrolled in ...

Garret K. Woodward has held the position of arts and entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News. In December 2018, he ...

Have you been advised by your MD or PCP to take a vitamin or mineral or herbal supplement?  “Dietary supplements are not ...

I’m writing to thank Rep. Mike Clampitt, Rep. Karl Gillespie and Rep. Mark Pless for siding with the people of Western North ...

The Haywood Community Band will host its “Sounds of the Season” concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 14, at the Calvary Road Baptist Church ...

When a routine appointment to the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority came up last week, commissioners decided to ...

Since its origin in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count has become a holiday fixture for ever-expanding numbers of birders across ...