“Be confident, buddy,” yelled a man to a rider. “That’ll help you out.” Not far from the man, I stood in the gravel parking lot of Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park near Boone, N.C., looking out at a ...

I was working with a couple of pretty critical details when I planned my family's five-day trip to the North Carolina mountains this summer. We'd never been to this part of North Carolina - the Beech ...

The towns of Boone and Beech Mountain have received more than $1.7 million in grants to help support local governments with ongoing Hurricane Helene recovery.

Southern Living's recent analysis, "15 Most Adorable Small Towns for a Summer Getaway," contains even more praise for several Western North Carolina favorites. Southern Living, established in 1966, ...

Central North Carolina has the perk of mountains and coast within a few hours’ driving range. Along the way, you might find jewels like pottery shops, wildlife rescue centers, offbeat museums and more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Shopping for skis can be intimidating! But, ...

The third annual Music on the Mountaintop opened Friday under cloudy skies in Boone, with performances by local favorites like Now You See Them, Uncle Mountain, Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Holy Ghost ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Katie Brooks Boone knew something was wrong. Boone was always a high-energy overachiever with an affable and loud personality while producing six individual state championships ...

BOONE COUNTY − Mountain lion, cougar, puma, panther: all of these are names for the large tan-colored cats. On Jan. 6, the BrokenMonkey YouTube channel posted a video from their trail camera, showing ...