Morganton thrives as a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains ... What's more, it has two top North Carolina state parks on its doorstep: Lake James State Park and South Mountains State Park ...

A man died April 18 after falling into waters along the Blue Ridge Parkway ... of Plymouth, North Carolina, was hiking along the Boone Fork Trail near Price Lake at Milepost 297.

Some of the most prominent musicians in North Carolina were co-workers. Furniture, paper, and textiles were products that ...