Today, Bryson City is one of the main gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina side. But the ...

And Stein announced a new tourism campaign to encourage travel and spending in the North Carolina mountains. “Today’s reopening is a huge achievement,” Stein told attendees.

Trout are big business in western North Carolina — bringing the region $1.4 billion a year in tourism revenue. But they’re also sensitive creatures, especially the threatened native brook trout.

With the U.S. 64 bridge out, N.C. Department of Transportation engineers used scaffolding to make a footbridge over the Rocky Branch River in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Taken Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

At the reopening, Stein also announced a new tourism initiative, "Rediscover the Unforgettable," intended to bring more visitors back to Western North Carolina, in partnership with Visit N.C.

The largest island off the coast of Maine earned the top spot on the list this year—a mighty jump from its No. 12 spot in 2024. But if you do a little digging, it’s easy to see why readers are finally ...

In a unanimous vote late Monday evening, North Carolina senators passed a $2.6 billion Tropical Storm Helene recovery package. The bill would add $700 million in state funds to the Helene Fund ...