Red River Gorge resort tax break survives in bill that also changes tax cut formula
The legislature gave final approval to a tax incentive designed specifically for a high-end, $100 million-plus resort in the ...
New River Gorge sees record visitation in 2024
A record number of people visited the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve in 2024, an annual report said.More than 1.8 ...
The Mountaineer3d
Medical airlift follows high-speed chase toward I-40 gorge
A high-speed chase down Interstate 40 on Thursday evening resulted in an emergency medical airlift at the edge of the Pigeon ...
Wolverines Wire7d
Historic Asheville railroad may be restored after Helene; likely to support Amtrak travel
Orthner compared the effort to the repairs being made along Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. The repairs near the ...
The Graham Star8d
Pigeon River Gorge re-opens to travelers
Only one lane of traffic will be the standard pattern for a 12-mile segment of Interstate 40 in North Carolina and Tennessee, ...
The Mountaineer10d
Wildfire burns along re-opened stretch of I-40
A wildfire above the Pigeon River Gorge along Interstate 40 in the remote northern reaches of Haywood County was expected to ...
10 News13d
I-40 reopened to traffic in North Carolina, letting vehicles cross major corridor months after Helene
Later, another part of the road fell into the Pigeon River Gorge following a bout of storms — delaying the reopening date. It also brought the price of reopening the road up. Originally ...
Winston-Salem Journal14d
A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen
Flooding in the Pigeon River gorge in Haywood County washed away over 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) of I-40’s eastbound lanes in late September. Although usually a four-lane road, large portions of ...
Eagles Wire14d
Sneak peek at I-40 reopening through Pigeon River Gorge after Helene: expect delays
Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River Gorge will reopen on March 1. The road will have one lane open in each direction.