Mountain laurel or the Pink azalea. Pinchot chose the laurel and signed the bill to make it the state flower on May 5, 1933. The flower has been cultivated as a flowering ornamental since the early ...

Bays Mountain Park reopened on Wednesday after being closed for a week due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The park ...

The park has been closed for more than a week as staff, volunteers and private contractors have worked to repair the damage ...

A look at the life of Bill Stipe, whose story is rooted in passion and dedication: to his rhododendrons, and to his wife of ...

Communities in Western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene. Here's the latest from different towns ...

Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular ...

Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular ...

Since then, we’ve returned to hike and soak in the gorgeous mountain views each fall just as the leaves burst into a fiery show of oranges, reds, and yellows. America’s number one National Park never ...

Fairmont State graduate Franchesca Rose Aloi will serve as a princess for the 86th Annual Mountain State Forest Festival. Appointed by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., Aloi will serve as a princess to ...

As Tropical Storm Helene continues to batter down on Western North Carolina, roads are closed across the region.

A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for parts of McDowell County. According to McDowell County Emergency Management, ...

Evacuation orders have been issued for several areas near flooded rivers in Buncombe County and surrounding areas, as record ...