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To be honest, it is kind of exciting that we're still able to discover new species of anything - even crawfish.

To be honest, it is kind of exciting that we're still able to discover new species of anything - even crawfish.

To be honest, it is kind of exciting that we're still able to discover new species of anything - even crawfish.

To be honest, it is kind of exciting that we're still able to discover new species of anything - even crawfish.

Two new species of crayfish were found only in North Carolina and nowhere else on the planet, according to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

North Carolina is now home to the Stony Fork and Falls crayfish, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences announced Thursday.

Born in Stony Fork and raised in Deep Gap — both tiny communities tucked in the mountainous folds of Watauga County — Doc Watson rose to fame as a dazzling

Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.

Born in Stony Fork and raised in Deep Gap — both tiny communities tucked in the mountainous folds of Watauga County — Doc Watson rose to fame as a dazzling

Seasonal closures in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests have begun, with affected roads closed to motorized vehicles through April. Planned ope...