FRANKLIN, N.C. (WTVD) -- Landslides in the North Carolina mountains have closed a popular Labor Day destination ahead of the holiday weekend. The U.S. Forest Service issued an Emergency Closure Order ...

Within the 1,000-acre footprint of the U.S. Forest Service's proposed Crossover timber project in the Nantahala National Forest are at least 98 acres of rare old-growth forest, including trees two ...

Nantahala School is a public school located in Topton, NC, which is in a remote rural setting. The student population of Nantahala School is 87 and the school serves K-12. At Nantahala School, 65% of ...

Western North Carolina destinations are featured in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards for 2025. The Nantahala River ranked third best river for fly fishing in the US, and Chetola Resort ...

A coalition of conservation groups is asking the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan after Helene's catastrophic damage in western North Carolina. In November, the Forest ...

Two paddle sports are temporarily banned on a popular North Carolina river after landslides pushed debris into the waterway, officials say. Commercial kayaking and rafting have been suspended on the ...

Western North Carolina is home to hundreds of miles of hiking trails, cascading waterfalls, old-growth forests and sacred lands, most of which are found throughout Pisgah and Nantahala national ...

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