5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (430+ words) Nealy Andrews of Toe River Arts addresses the Spruce Pine Town Council. The Spruce Pine Town Council unanimously approved a resolution honoring Toe River Arts for its 50 years in the community at a recent meeting. Executive Director Nealy Andrews spoke…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (632+ words) More than half of Americans see AI certifications as the new “career currency" (57%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 general population adults explored the excitement and pitfalls around artificial intelligence, finding that millennials (65%) and Generation Z (Gen Z) (64%) especially…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) RALEIGH — When the leaders of WakeMed, one of the three hospital systems with large facilities in North Carolina’s most populous county, announced plans to merge with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, a broad swath of politicians, activists, and interest groups objected to…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (564+ words) From left to right: Shannon McCall, Amy Summerlin, Don Penland, Gordon Treadwell, Vicki Treadwell, Patty Treadwell, Gordon Griggs, Alan Eppler, Ashley Waugh, Chamber CEO Bryan Moore, Chamber Director of Member Engagement Indee Swanson. A glimpse inside the classroom for five-year…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (531+ words) Americans’ anxiety about the healthcare industry is on the rise, according to new research. But trust in their providers hasn’t wavered — a new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults who visited a doctor within the past year found that while 43% reported…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (662+ words) Three in five millennials admit their financial image of themselves doesn’t reflect their financial reality, new research has revealed. That’s according to a series of three surveys, each polling 2,000 millennials, 500 Gen X and 500 baby boomers. Results revealed that 61% of millennials…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (313+ words) Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (110+ words) News-Topic TRACTOR Food & Farms, a nonprofit food hub serving Western North Carolina, will open The TRACTOR Store this fall at 207 Locust Avenue (Lower Street) in downtown Spruce Pine. - To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. - More…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) The property is known as "The Crooked House." (Christopher Hodgson via SWNS) A famously wonky 17th-century house that is loved by tourists has hit the market - for $867,750. The Crooked House, also known as Sir John Boys House, in Canterbury, Kent,…...