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Orange You Glad It’s Fall: Leaf peeping underway
Sept. 24. The 2025 fall foliage season is shaping up to be vibrant and extended, thanks to favorable weather conditions. Here’s a detailed forecast to help plan your leaf-peeping adventures in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Highest elevations (5,000 feet and above) Color changes are underway at elevations above 5,000 feet. By late September, areas like […]
Explore the great outdoors, one step at a time
Sept. 17. September is a magical time in the North Carolina mountains. The leaves aren’t as vibrant as they will be in late October, but the crowds are much smaller, and the first signs of fall bring a hint of what’s to come. If you’ve lived here a while, you probably have a list of […]
Gas prices are falling, but for how long?
July 8. By Dave Yochum. North Carolina gas prices seem to be falling by the day, but don’t count on them to go back to where they were a year ago. In fact, they could go up again, says noted gasoline industry analyst Tom Kloza.A founder of Oil Price Information Service, Kloza has covered the […]
The Hwy. 301 Endless Yard Sale is back
April 29. There’s nothing like a great neighborhood yard sale, all the better if it’s 100 miles long. The Hwy. 301 Endless Yard Sale returns June 18-19, complete with vendors in Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston and Harnett counties. Shop north to south, south to north, or start in the middle and pick a direction. Hours […]
Fishers of Men tournament coming to LKN
Feb. 26. The Fishers of Men National Bass Tournament will bring five events to Lake Norman during the next two years. The organization operates fishing tournaments in 34 states. This is the first one on Lake Norman, according to Travis Dancy, director of sales at VIsit Lake Norman, the local convention and visitors bureau. The […]
