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Beech Mountain, NC. The Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee was praised by 10Best writers for offering an "authentic representation of Cherokee life in the 18th century." Visitors can ...

Snow showers from a wintry-mix storm spread Wednesday morning along the Interstate 40 corridor north and northwest of Charlotte and in the Carolinas mountains, according to the National Weather ...

THIS IS NEWS FOUR AT NOON. BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IN THE UPSTATE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. VIDEO OF THE NANTAHALA OUTDOOR CENTER FROM ...