How growing up in the "cone of uncertainty" changed my life - even when I thought I had left it behind. Until Hurricane ...

A long-awaited natural spectacle is unfolding in western North Carolina and along the Tennessee border. Brood XIV cicadas emerged from the ground after 17 years of dormancy. Great Smoky Mountains Park ...

From CPP: Rebuild with resilience. Listening to NC people along flood-prone streams, yields insights, solutions, hope. Months ...

In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

Tennessee’s oldest town sits nestled in the rolling hills of Washington County like a well-worn book waiting to be rediscovered on a shelf of shiny new hardcovers.

As Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough wears its history like a comfortable heirloom quilt—valued not for perfection but for the stories woven into every patch and stitch. Founded in 1779 when ...

Somewhere after 2 p.m. on a sunny Wednesday in mid-March, the chaotic wind of a descending helicopter whipped the calm skies above the Appalachian Trail near ... the ATC’s Tennessee license ...

Need a new hiking spot in Georgia? A recent study has released the best day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in every state, including Georgia. For those seeking a peaceful escape on the Appalachian ...

Franklin resident James Flannery will run 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail to raise money for mental health awareness. Flannery's run will benefit the SAFE Coalition, a nonprofit offering free ...