CLEIN HAS MORE ON HER STORY. IT IS WHAT IT IS. YOU CAN’T GIVE UP. YOU CAN’T STOP. YOU KEEP GOING. SHERRY CUMMINGS POSITIVE ATTITUDE HELPS KEEP HER GOING EACH AND EVERY DAY. WE’RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

One doesn’t expect to outlive a tree. Our clocks tick at a different pace. Yet it happens, and sometimes it’s almost like a death in the family. The old shagbark hickory beside our driveway is that ...

Q. When will they reopen U.S. 64 from Edneyville to Bat Cave and Chimney Rock? Maybe two years from now some roads will be open to the public but now, almost a year since Hurricane Helene, the Bat ...

PLOTTING AND PLANNING: Residents point to places on a Bat Cave map and note the corresponding restoration need to help guide a long-term Hickory Nut Gorge recovery plan. Photo by Brionna Dallara ...

During a county-sponsored recovery resource fair in Gerton, about two dozen people made their way to the fire station to speak with representatives from various government agencies. Many had questions ...

Could a humble nut by-product make your burger healthier and last longer? New research shows that hazelnut skin extract can naturally fight spoilage in pork burgers, no synthetic additives required.

Conserving Carolina purchased 49 acres near Lake Lure to develop a future section of the Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail. The acquired land will be an anchor point for the eastern section of the trail ...

Happy Pride Month! And a huge sigh of relief that the town of Lake Lure is gradually recovering after being decimated by floodwaters stemming from Tropical Storm Helene. “I think it will be really ...