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SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, NC (November 14, 2016)…Sugar Mountain Resort, located in the mountains of western North Carolina will open its 10,000 square foot outdoor ice-rink this Friday, November 18. For available session times please view…

HICKORY, NC (November 14, 2016)...Communities throughout the Catawba River Basin are asking customers to conserve water due to decreasing stream flows, groundwater levels and lake storage levels throughout the basin. The City of Hickory, in…

SOUTH MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, NC (November 14, 2016)...The Chestnut Knob Fire at South Mountains State Park remained at about 3,200 acres on Monday, and fire crews continued work to maintain containment lines within the park and just outside…

RALEIGH, NC (November 14, 2016)…The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh has issued a code red air quality action day for fine particulates...in effect until midnight tonight. Numerous wildfires are affecting the…

HUDSON, NC (November 14, 2016)...Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has announced that registration for new students for the Spring 2017 semester begins Nov. 17 on both campuses. Students can begin the process today of…

CONNELLY SPRINGS, NC (November 12, 2016)...The Chestnut Knob Fire was discovered on South Mountains State Park on Sunday, November 6, 2016.  The cause of this fire is undetermined and currently under investigation. The North Carolina Forest…

RALEIGH, NC (November 12, 2016)…Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved his request for financial assistance to fight the wildfires currently burning in western North Carolina.…