West Jefferson, a tourism enclave northeast of Boone, is among the Western North Carolina towns beckoning visitors to return in the wake of Hurricane Helene. “After Hurricane Helene, our small town is ...

WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (WCMH) — Normally at West Jefferson Hardware, employees are spending their Sundays with family, but when they found out about the heavy incoming snowfall, the manager said they ...

Many Western NC towns that would normally see a surge of tourists for fall leaf season are not only recovering from the storm’s aftermath but also struggling due to the drop in visitors. West ...