Preliminary data from a study mapping high-speed Internet access shows few respondents have access meeting the Federal Communication Commission’s minimum speed recommendations.
We take a look at foreclosures across Western North Carolina and find which counties were hardest-hit by business and home foreclosures since 1998.
Carolina Public Press surveyed sheriff's offices in the 18 westernmost counties and found that, depending on your county, some answers that may surpri ...
Signifying a turn in recent job conditions across Western North Carolina, unemployment rates fell between March and April across each of the 18 wester ...
The Western Highlands Area Authority officially adopted a management agreement with Smoky Mountain Center on May 24, shifting oversight of its eight-county service area into new organization that will cover 23 counties in the western part o ...
WNC supporters say short-changing a program that’s been a boost to the region’s economy and conservation efforts is the wrong move.
The Clean Water Management Trust Fund has distributed more than $200 million in grants throughout the 18 westernmost counties of the state. Inside: A look at some of the most notable projects in each county.
The U.S. Forest Services plans two upcoming meetings, to be held in Franklin and Asheville, about the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests management plan revisions.
Fearing that employees will quit before the proposed transition to a neighboring organization, officials with Western Highlands Network voted unanimously Monday to offer qualifying employees a one-time bonus to stay.
Nicholas Larson has been appointed as the new ranger to the 158,000-acre Grandfather District in the Pisgah National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service announced.
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