North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus ...

Banner Elk held its usual major day of festivities to celebrate the Fourth of July, from its downtown parade to its Party in ...

When we get inside a car that has been outside on a hot summer day it can feel like an oven. Such heat can become deadly if a ...

One hundred years ago, in 1925, the Episcopal faith community in and around Valle Crucis laid the foundation for the stone ...

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein speaks to reporters after a bill-signing ceremony at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) ...

The Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge recently hosted its fundraising event Power of the Purse, where Emmy-winning actress Laura ...

I recently read that in the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va., there’s a special display for a rickety, homemade aluminum kayak. This tiny, makeshift boat seems oddly out of place in the ...

ELK PARK — Plenty of residents lined the street in Elk Park for the annual Fourth of July Parade, held on Saturday afternoon, July 5. The festivities continued with a ...

The AJT’s annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games special section is found in this edition loaded with stories, features, and information to know about the festival.

This report has been updated from its original version to include additional details regarding the identification of the ...