/tags/sparta Sparta en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:06:03 GMT /news/2024-10-22/western-nc-mountain-towns-fall-tourists-helene Parts of western North Carolina remain off-limits to tourists as the recovery from Helene continues. But other mountain communities are eager to welcome fall visitors to help keep their small businesses afloat as they try to get back to normal. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:06:03 GMT /news/2024-10-22/western-nc-mountain-towns-fall-tourists-helene Colin Campbell /news/2022-04-04/scientists-still-learning-from-alleghany-county-earthquake-two-years-later The earthquake was the biggest in North Carolina since 1916. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:26:30 GMT /news/2022-04-04/scientists-still-learning-from-alleghany-county-earthquake-two-years-later Jay Price, Associated Press /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-01-14/embattled-trans-troops-on-a-mission-for-equality Anita says all the time "what's personal is political." So, she's interested to see how a new presidential administration will affect the ability of transgender Americans to serve in the U.S. military, which has long suffered from barriers to equity for troops and veterans from marginalized communities. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:38:04 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-01-14/embattled-trans-troops-on-a-mission-for-equality Anita Rao /environment/2020-08-14/memphis-university-sends-researchers-to-study-nc-earthquake Specialists from the University of Memphis are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of last weekend’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake, the school… Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:58:26 GMT /environment/2020-08-14/memphis-university-sends-researchers-to-study-nc-earthquake Associated Press /environment/2020-08-09/5-1-magnitude-quake-hits-north-carolina-causes-minor-damage Updated at 5:35 p.m.The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early Sunday, rattling homes,… Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:02:28 GMT /environment/2020-08-09/5-1-magnitude-quake-hits-north-carolina-causes-minor-damage Associated Press