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The National Park Service is repairing the road after dozens of landslides left sections impassable after Helene-related rain and wind last September.
Lane closures will be managed with flagging operations and a pilot car to lead traffic through work zones," an announcement ...
Local leaders and business owners are raising alarms over a planned closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $5.13 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to ...
The summer tourist season is almost here, and the mountains are a big summer stop for people looking to escape the stifling heat. This summer will be the first since the remnants of Hurricane Helene ...
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — A hiker died along the Blue Ridge Parkway after falling off a path and into a body of water on Friday. National Park Service rangers responded to waters near Boone Fork ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 401, south of Bent Creek Gap. Taken a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina. “The recovery is going to be long,” Swartout ...
The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway ...