Robbinsville News

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $30.6 million in Recovery Act funding for selection of seven hydropower projects that modernize hydropower infrastructure by increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impacts at existing facilities.

Voith Hydro in West Manchester Township is expected to benefit from a round of federal funding announced Wednesday morning at the plant by U.S. Undersecretary of Energy Kristina Johnson.

An overwhelming majority of citizens who showed up at a public hearing in Robbinsville spoke out against the Corridor K road project last Thursday .

Interstate 40 could be closed for more than three months between Exit 20 in North Carolina and Exit 451 in Tennessee because of a rockslide that occurred last Sunday, October 25.

Animals , Classifieds , Lost & Found - By admin on October 23, 2009 at 10:08 am Missing: 2 English Mastiffs off of Yellow Creek Road in Robbinsville.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold three open houses and a public hearing on the proposed relocation of U.S. 74 from U.S. 129 in Robbinsville to N.C. 28 in Stecoah.

"Stark Love," a silent film filmed in 1926 in the remote mountains of Robbinsville, N.C., depicts a rare view of primitive and harsh Appalachian life.

By the end of the year, McDowell County should have a new free medical clinic, one that will provide care to the hundreds of people without health insurance and in need of a doctor's attention.

A road project known as Corridor K will boast the longest tunnel in the state of North Carolina if built as planned: a 2,807-foot passage through the side of a mountain in the Stecoah area of Graham County.

Motorcyclists in western North Carolina should take note. Beginning next year, emergency help on the Swain County route known as the "Tail of the Dragon" will take longer to arrive.

Motorcyclists in western North Carolina should take note. Beginning next year, emergency help on the Swain County route known as the "Tail of the Dragon" will take longer to arrive.

Few roads wind through the mountains in Graham County, making it easily overlooked in the state's rush to spend millions in federal highway stimulus dollars.

In connection with its revamped youth program, Stanley Furniture says it is taking efforts to protect the environment.

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The man who once played piano for Elvis Presley will close out the Rockin' River Music Fest, putting a soulful final note on what is expected to be a major entertainment event.

Ronnie Milsap was one of the major figures of country music in the 1970s, developing a hybrid of country and pop that brought him a large audience.

Even in her euphoria, Faith Trammell could tell her energy levels were depleted on July 4. The Robbinsville rising senior had run arguably the race of her life.

Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan.

STECOAH The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center will host the Kruger Brothers for An Appalachian Evening performance on tomorrow night.

Graham County emergency crews have spent years negotiating the winding mountain roads leading to and along the 'Tail of the Dragon' while responding to motorcycle crashes on the legendary route.