WorldAtlas writers included Boone, Bryson City and more on a list of the "coolest" NC towns for a 2025 summer vacation.

People living in western North Carolina ... in Buncombe County, where Helene swept away homes, cut power and destroyed crucial parts of the water system for Asheville, a city of about 94,000 ...

In a typical fall, western North Carolina ... town of Blowing Rock sit at the northern end of the storm-impacted region.

Parts of western ... County. Beth Phillips runs the visitor’s center in Sparta. "A lot of people forget that when you hear about western North Carolina, everyone thinks of Asheville and those ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. -- In many ways, Helene is not over. After the storm re-sculpted the rivers and streams of Western North Carolina ... is a $750,000 fix for the town, which is looking for ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — In many ways, Helene is not over. After the storm re-sculpted the rivers and streams of Western North ... $750,000 fix for the town, which is looking ...