One of the state’s few remaining old-growth longleaf pine forests, Flagg Mountain connects to the famous Appalachian Trail. A ...

Andrew K. Clark ‘s debut novel, Where Dark Things Grow, takes place in a fictionalized version of the Asheville area during ...

Flagg Mountain is the southernmost peak over 1,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountain range ... He said the tree's age was determined by taking a core sample through the trunk and counting the ...

Historical and sociological perspectives reveal why certain societies or subgroups resist change, often rooted in cultural ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Two hikers recently have been found dead in national parks in Tennessee and Utah. On Sunday, the body of ...

Something bizarre is happening deep in the Appalachian Mountains—animals are mutating in ways never seen before! From genetic ...

Ann Houghton, a hiker who went missing, was found dead on February 2 at around 1:53 p.m. Her remains were found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about a quarter mile off of Enloe Creek ...

FLEMINGSBURG After having his show snowed out, Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys will return to Years of Farming at 2 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 at Double S Entertainment, 150 Foster St. It will ...

It was my first mid-hike sighting of a “croo” member, the young people who run the Appalachian Mountain Club’s high ... more alluring in the digital age, when many are feeling lonelier ...

Editor's note: The Asheville Citizen Times Answer Woman/Answer Man columns took a hiatus during our coverage of Tropical Storm Helene. We will answer your storm-related questions in our newly ...

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