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This weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Nantahala Outdoor Center. The outdoor industry has become a key economic driver in Western North Carolina. Payson and Aurelia Kennedy founded the center with their friend Horace Holden in 1972.
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(Update 3/13/2020 at 3pm) Over the past week, tension cracks and a new escarpment have developed above the slide location along U.S. 19/74 in the…
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Aurelia Kennedy, co-founder of Nantahala Outdoor Center passed away on Saturday morning at her home in Wesser, NC. She was 84 years old. Kennedy moved to…
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Southern Appalachian identity is complex and loosely defined. But when it is, the portrayals are often unflattering. From whitewashing to stereotyping,…