While passage Thursday afternoon and signing Friday of the budget reconciliation bill may have been in Washington, its road ...

Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business?

A Wilmington church group returned to Spruce Pine, NC, several months after Hurricane Helene to continue relief work. The group focused on restoring a single home in Hawk, NC, repairing flood ...

638 Castle Way, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 In a world of predictable destinations and cookie-cutter experiences, Smithmore Castle stands apart – a whimsical, wonderful anomaly in the North Carolina ...

SPRUCE PINE, NC. (WCYB) — Oliver Anthony will headline a music festival in Western North Carolina in April. The festival's goal is to support people who were affected by Helene.

She came to North Carolina in 2009 for MAHEC’s family medicine residency program. It’s quite difficult to recruit health care providers to rural communities. Gilmer was certain she’d return to Florida ...

"For western North Carolina to recover, it’s going to take free money," Niven says. DT’s Blue Ridge Java in Spruce Pine, N.C. is pictured after Hurricane Helene.

Days after the storm, Sen. Ralph Hise (R-Spruce Pine), who represents Mitchell County, told NC Health News there were no quick fixes to restoring the wastewater treatment plant.

Integrated Water Services, Inc. (IWS) swiftly responded to the urgent needs of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene. With the town's primary wastewater ...

Hurricane Helene left widespread destruction in western North Carolina. One of the towns impacted is Spruce Pine, the location of the world’s largest deposit of high-purity quartz, an ingredient used ...

Mining operations for the ultra-pure quartz at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have yet to return to their pre-Hurricane Helene production levels. When Helene ripped through western North Carolina, it ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz in a western North Carolina community is up and running again. Spruce Pine is a town of 2,200 residents.