Bob Plott News Today

CANTON — Plott hound enthusiasts and their hounds will assemble from across the United States to compete in bear bay and coon treeing contests as well as a sanctioned UKC

A new celebration of the North Carolina state dog and Haywood County’s cultural heritage will be held Oct. 5-8 in Canton.

Mountain Heritage Day, the annual celebration of Southern Appalachian culture presented by Western Carolina University, hits the stages and fields from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30.

CULLOWHEE – Mountain Heritage Day, the annual celebration of Southern Appalachian culture presented by Western Carolina University, will take place Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

Mountain Heritage Day, the annual celebration of Southern Appalachian culture presented by Western Carolina University, will take place Saturday, Sept

FERGUSON — Frontiersman Daniel Boone had three homesites in the Ferguson area (then known as the Yadkin Valley). His neighbors were the Ferguson brothers from Scotland and their families.

Frances Figart shares memories of George Ellison, award-winning writer and Nature Journal columnist for the Citizen Times who died Feb. 19.

Cruising along Soco Road in the heart of Maggie Valley, one immediately notices the bright lights of the sign in front of the Meadowlark Motel. The re...

Elizabeth carved out a substantial career as a watercolorist, papermaker, and illustrator, having owned and operated a studio-gallery in Bryson City.

New heritage center launches in Maggie Valley Meadowlark Motel. In an effort to preserve and perpetuate the heritage arts and lore of the Great Smoky Mountains and greater Southern Appalachia, the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center has now come to fruition at the Meadowlark Motel in Maggie Valley. “This place is about a passion for the heritage of this region — art, music, storytelling, the outdoors,” said Bob Plott, general manager of the SMHC and a well-known Appalachian histo...