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The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership and North Carolina Arts Council have partnered to launch a new initiative, the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, to promote the rich traditional music heritage in 29 counties in Wes ...
Think all our newly arrived neighbors are from Florida? Census data say that's not the case, and -- for 11 of the 18 westernmost counties -- the population is actually decreasing.
More than 400 people attended the first six meetings held as part of the process for revising the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests management plan.
Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, spoke Thursday on some of the top issues facing the tribe.
Joblessness fell in February, though most countywide unemployment rates in the region were more than 10 percent.
Western Carolina University’s College of Business will host a panel of business, education and economic development officials from Western North Carolina for a discussion of the region’s business and economic opportunities Wednesday, Ap ...
Our investigation continues into which WNC sheriffs will share key documents describing how they handle evidence. Two weeks since our first report, more sheriff's offices have released their policies, procedures and inspection records for t ...
From cuts to economic development and museum programs to new funds for trout fisheries and DOT maintenance facilities, Gov. Pat McCrory's proposed budget reveals how Western North Carolina would fare if the suggested statewide spending plan ...
The start of 2013 saw unemployment rise in each of the state's 100 counties in January, data from the N.C. Division of Employment Security released last week show.
On Wednesday, March 20, the governor's anticipated budget was released, and news and social media posters began talking about what it contains. At more than $20 billion, his state budget proposal has copious details. Here's some of the firs ...
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