North Carolina Mountains

The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

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'Sacred': Cherokee name in, Confederate general out for Tennessee's highest mountain

The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now called by its Cherokee name 'Kuwohi.'

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to Cherokee name

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name.

This $13.8 Million North Carolina Home Makes a Striking Statement Against the Blue Ridge Mountains

The six-bedroom residence sits on 2.5 acres with a geothermal heating and cooling system, an array of solar panels and an ...

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2024 North Carolina Mountain State Fair sees attendance growth year over year

State officials say the North Carolina Mountain State Fair enjoyed a successful year in 2024, outperforming last year's ...

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Two apple-picking orchards in North Carolina rank among nation’s best. Here’s why

Natalie Grainger via Unsplash Two of the nation’s best places to go apple picking are in the North Carolina mountains, new ...

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This Quaint North Carolina Town Is The Perfect Fall Getaway With Mountain Views And A Charming Downtown

Hendersonville, North Carolina, is a great mountain town situated south of Asheville and just north of the South Carolina ...

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Several North Carolina school districts to defy Save Our Summers law with early start dates

More and more North Carolina counties, including some in the mountains, are bucking the 20-year-old Save Our Summers law. State law says most traditional public schools cannot start the school ...

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North Carolina salamander moves toward endangered species safeguards

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced earlier this year that it would consider protecting the Hickory Nut Gorge green ...

Carolina Moment: Workers are the backbone of the N.C. Mountain State Fair

Will Thompson is the director of livestock at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair. (WLOS Staff) Will Thompson is the ...

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Ex-North Carolina sheriff's convictions over falsifying training records overturned

A North Carolina appeals court has overturned a former county sheriff’s fraud and obstruction convictions from late 2022. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of ...

Driver killed after truck goes down embankment in NC mountains: HP

A driver was killed after his vehicle went down an embankment in the North Carolina mountain region last month, North ...

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