Hurricane Ian destroyed the popular splash pads at Lakes Regional Park. $2.6 million in state recovery money will put them ...

Four western North Carolina families share housing challenges they live daily some six months after Helene’s devastation.

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Days after her husband of 58 years, Carl Thomas Dean, died at the age of 82, the 79-year-old released an emotional song in his honor. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old ...

Helene Lavigne passed away peacefully at Rainy River Long-Term Care Facility on February 23, 2025, after 91 years of love, devotion, kindness and adventure. Born August 13, 1933, in Field, Ontario, to ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82. According to a statement provided to ...

After the temporary structure is built, NC DOT engineers have proposed four possible permanent options for replacing the bridge to the park, which was destroyed by the Broad River during Helene.