Ranger Mary Griffin pauses on the trail at the base of High Shoals Falls in South Mountains State Park on Friday ... Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Richard Stradling rstradling@ ...

The Park and Recreation Commission is asking for more park rangers. The group made its budget presentation last night to ...

This list includes the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Historic Sites, National Forest lands, and State Parks.

The ban applies to both the North Carolina and Tennessee sides of the park, rangers said The ban is consistent ... please refer to your individual state forestry service for more information ...