Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to three bear‑related incidents at Ramsey Cascades Trail this past weekend, including two encounters in which a bear approached visitors and to ...

Lock up your daughters and horses, the legislature is back in town,” a statement sometimes said in jest. Whether humorous or not it is notice that our lawmakers are back ...

Most federal, state, and local policymakers are saying the right things about housing. Our leaders say they want to make it easier for young people to purchase homes and older ...

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Richard Neal Alexander of Sylva, North Carolina, passed away on April 8, 2026 at the age of 62. Rick was born in Savannah, Georgia, on July 11, 1963 to the late Rev. Bruce B. Alexander and Joyce ...