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Virginia-born musician Tony Rice isn’t well-known commercially, but his influence on bluegrass guitar is undeniable. While playing with some of the…
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Nestled on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee is a bald in the Pisgah National Forest called Max Patch.The grassy bald made national headlines…
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The need for affordable housing in western North Carolina is getting more severe, a new study commissioned by the Dogwood Health Trust found.By 2025 the…
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On this episode of The Porch, a production of the BPR news team, we hear from -Dr. Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University, recapping 2021 in North…
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A lot contributes to climate change. A Warren Wilson College professor decided to examine one factor that many might find uncomfortable to talk about but…
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2021 in North Carolina politics saw a lot of what marked the state's politics in the prior decade - lawsuits and court rulings that left just as many…
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The field of candidates angling for a coveted U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina just got smaller.Democrat Jeff Jackson confirmed in an announcement on…
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When Madison Cawthorn revealed his plan to abandon western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District to seek reelection in a neighboring — and…
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A bipartisan group of Western North Carolina leaders hailed the recently passed federal infrastructure bill as a way to make significant progress on one…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The start of North Carolina candidate filing for U.S. House and legislative seats was blocked on Monday by an appeals court panel —…