Now is a good time for voters to review their registration status and submit voter registration forms, if needed. The 2026 ...

A version of this story appeared in the Smoky Mountain News’ Wednesday, Sept. 30, print edition titled, “Jackson drags heels ...

As the weather gets cooler and slowly transitions to those cozy fall days, a bevy of longtime and beloved festivals start to ...

For the dawning of the end of summer, Libby Page’s “This Book Made Me Think of You” (Berkley, 2026, 416 pages) is a great fit ...

The “Orchard Sessions” will present acclaimed singer-songwriter Cruz Contreras at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Farm at Old Edwards in Highlands. Contreras’ music career started early in Nashville, ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will wait until November to stock Delayed Harvest Trout Waters. Impacts from ...

With fall foliage soon to cover Grandfather Mountain in rich hues, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation is set to begin its annual Fall Color Ramble.

The Mountain Monarch Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, at Gorges State Park in Sapphire. This free event, hosted by the park and sponsored by Friends of Gorges State Park and ...

Smokies Life continues its 2026 Branch Out events with opportunities to find out about Monarch Butterfly tagging and elk in ...

Who knew the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) would send me into a deep state of reminiscence and reflection? As I sat there watching Snoop Dogg emcee, Taylor Swift win Video of the Year and Madonna win ...

Recently I received a note in the mail sent care of The Smoky Mountain News that brought a laugh and made my day. In my 25 ...

School board elections in Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties — The Smoky Mountain News coverage area — have brought ...