I ran 2,197 miles to celebrate my 50th birthday and raise money for clean water. And I kept working the whole time. I’m a ...

Oliver Anthony, the singer who went viral for his "Rich Men North Of Richmond" song last year, went to Western North Carolina ...

About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

UNAKA MOUNTAIN, Tenn. - On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply ...

The Christmas season kicks off in November with light shows, markets, train rides and more. Start planning your holiday ...

Western North Carolina saw record turnout on Election ... Hurricane Helene has left parts of the Appalachian Trail in the South severely impacted, with damaged infrastructure, trail closures ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

NPCA reflects on the storm damage caused by Helene to national parks in the Southeast, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and ...

Since the passing of a $40 million bond referendum in 2014, the City of Hickory has embarked on a journey of transformation.

But that hike marked the genesis of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, a group that is not only still around but finishing out ...

The New River Conservancy (NRC) has been awarded $500,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to create an action plan for improvements and expansions to the New River Water Trail ...

The Carolina Mountain Club and the Tennessee Eastman Hiking & Canoeing Club, whose volunteers maintain the Appalachian Trail in the national forests north of the Smokies, have started some of the ...