The N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow for an environmental permit needed for the construction of a controversial asphalt plant in Ashe County by Appalachian Materials LLC. The ruling ...

In a trip back to Damascus to check on storm repairs, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine called what’s been accomplished “impressive." ...

Visit this historic location within driving distance of major cities in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee for outdoor ...

A group of business owners and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) launched a free ferry service on Monday intended to ...

Plenty of hardcore hiker parents have beat the learning curve and mastered the art of safely and enjoyably trekking ...

It was an icy mid-winter day when 73-year-old Ann Houghton parked her Subaru Outback at the Smokemont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, shouldered her pack, and tramped into the ...

During a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee this week in Williamsport, local officials and conservation ...

That’s Blowing Rock, North Carolina in town form. Perched at 3,500 feet along the Blue Ridge Mountains, this charming hamlet ...

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, just a short drive from downtown, features 25 miles of carriage trails winding through 3,500 ...

Conserving Carolina ... and-back hike. The trail is on private property and dogs are not allowed. A fenced gravel parking lot is available near Little Pisgah Road. Youngs Mountain Trail is a strenuous ...

(CNN) — Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight ... of I-40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee in late September, this section of the highway served ...

The Appalachian Trail crosses Lehigh Gap, north of Walnutport ... maintains a 65-mile section of the trail’s cabins, shelters and monuments between the Lehigh and Susquehanna rivers.