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"My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died; Land of the Pilgrims' pride, from ev'ry mountainside, Let freedom ring!"
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2024 @ 7:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On the heels of a fresh sighting of Bigfoot in the mountains of Colorado, new reports have arisen of the creature — the existence of which has long been debated — being spotted lumbering around the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 1:14 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Tragedy unfolded at today's coronation after King Charles lost control of his ice powers and froze most of London.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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In his ongoing series of investigations into any reports of white powder, Hunter Biden has traveled to the San Bernardino Mountains of California after hearing several feet of such powder had been seen covering the mountaintops.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: Babylon Bee
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I never really knew of Kathy Mattea until this last Saturday night, December 21, 2011, when I saw her perform on PBS's "Song of the Mountains."
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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“The mountains are both majestic and fierce. They give so much and they take so much.”
Published: Saturday, October 29th, 2022 @ 9:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tucked away in the Northeast Georgia Mountains once stood a mysterious set of five 19-foot granite stones with 10 guidelines inscribed in eight languages known as “America’s Stonehenge” that suggested humanity maintain itself by keeping the population under 500 million people in perpetual balance
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Over the next 12-24 hours, portions of North Carolina could see severe storms, heavy rain, significant snowfall, gusty winds, and coastal flooding. Governor Roy Cooper urges North Carolinians to stay aware of the local weather forecast and prepare for the conditions expected in your area.
Published: Monday, January 3rd, 2022 @ 9:12 am
By: Governor's Office
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Robbinsville, in the mountains of western North Carolina, will vote Tuesday, Nov. 2, on the sale of beer and wine in the state’s last dry county. The referendum doesn’t include hard liquor, such as whiskey or vodka.
Published: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 @ 9:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Additional rains that are forecast to fall across the state today could cause flash flooding to redevelop across the southern mountains in areas that are already saturated from days of rain.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 6:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Just east of Asheville, Black Mountain College (BMC) was founded in 1933 and survived for 24 years until closing due to funding issues and a lack of students.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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I'm a Billy Joel fan, and I saw him long ago with Elton John at the Omni in Atlanta. I got reacquainted with his music when I listened to the Billy Joel station on SiriusXM on a January trip to the mountains-both up and back.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 4:48 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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More specifically, what is it about boarding schools that makes them the setting for so many novels? Christopher Swann's "Shadow of the Lions" is set in a boarding school in the mountains of Virginia.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 8:11 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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North Carolina is preparing for another round of winter weather expected this weekend and now is the time for people to get ready, especially in the mountains and foothills, Governor Roy Cooper said Thursday.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 3:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Though Subtropical Depression Alberto is weakening, the threat of additional rain means North Carolinians need to remain vigilant and watch for area flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in the mountains, Governor Roy Cooper said today
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 @ 5:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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I have bunches of images from my travels across North Carolina, many that I have never shared. Often, my travel partner (my wife, Lynn, and I ) like to take hikes to rather remote places and we take pictures: me with my Canon DSLR, and she with her fine phone's camera.
Published: Monday, April 2nd, 2018 @ 1:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We don't need an excuse to visit the mountains, especially when the summer heat arrives in Hotlanta, but the excuse for this trip was a book signing in Highlands.
Published: Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 @ 3:09 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Tiny homes are becoming popular with seniors wanting the convenience of suburban life during the week but loving the mountains or sea shore on weekends.
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2016 @ 2:07 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory invite you to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for the annual Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence. The 6,000 square foot home and open pavilion situated atop 18 acres of wooded...
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 4:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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October in the central Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is a magical place at this climatic interchange to nature's next phase - dormant winter.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2015 @ 6:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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October in the central Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is a magical place at this climatic interchange to nature's next phase - dormant winter.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 3:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Massanutten Mountains are not only a geological oddity, but have also played an important role in the history of the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia as well.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One Sunday afternoon in December, I took a short trip to Staunton, Virginia and found the trip to this very historic southern city located in the southern sector of the Shenandoah Valley.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Shenandoah Valley exists as a long, fertile, and largely agrarian, stretch of land framed by the Potomac River to the north and the James River to the south, as well as being buttressed by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley ranges to the west.
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I love the Shenandoah Valley, the Mountains, and the rich history of this region of Virginia.
Published: Thursday, December 4th, 2014 @ 10:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory invite you to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the annual Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2014 @ 3:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's autumn, and like many citizens of North Carolina, my husband and I recently went to the mountains to view the splendor of the Appalachian leaf display. We purchased a bushel of North Carolina apples, ate at some of the local restaurants, and walked around the small towns in our state's...
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has teamed with Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to reopen the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which has been closed due to the partial federal shutdown.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 10:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Watauga County was established by legislative act in 1849 from parts of Caldwell, Ashe, Wilkes, and Yancey County.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Blue Ridge Mountains have remained an iconic natural trait of North Carolina. The most prominent and the highest point on the mountain range is Grandfather Mountain, peaking at 5,964 feet.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1899, two brothers, natives of the western mountains of North Carolina, opened Watagua Academy, the precursor of Appalachian State University.
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A route that extends 469 miles through the Virginia and North Carolina mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway has remained what historian William Powell describes as a travel experience "never to be forgotten."
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2012 @ 8:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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From the mountains to the coast, floods of endorsements for John Tedesco continue to call on voters to pick the only proven conservative in the race who has the vision and tenacity to improve our schools.
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 3:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One needs to take a break from time to time. If you are having trouble finding the time to get away, please take some time to take a peak at our favorite places to vacate.
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2011 @ 1:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's probably just me, but every time that I travel to the northwest mountains of North Carolina it rains ... often with impunity. This was the unremarkable case on my last remarkable visit to the Boone area.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2011 @ 10:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nestled in the bosom of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, a thriving mountain city beckons to those in search of alleviation and adventure.
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2011 @ 9:23 am
By: Stanhope Deatherage
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The integral component to her success was to hire the toughest, meanest son of a biscuit eater in northwest Arkansas. His name was Rueben "Rooster" Cogburn.
Published: Sunday, February 6th, 2011 @ 12:09 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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The Blue Ridge Parkway running along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains offers the wandering aventurers: panoramic vistas, sunny mountain meadows, and hiking trails of varying difficulty.
Published: Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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