There are approximately 96 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service saw a 10% cut in staff in February.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 on the North Carolina/Tennessee border will reopen Saturday, albeit at a slower speed with just one lane in each direction.

Storm Kingston swept across the U.S. from the Midwest into the South and mid-Atlantic, bringing snow, ice and dangerous road conditions to cities including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kansas City and Roanoke, Virginia.

CJ Edwards chose Tennessee over more than a dozen schools, including Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

Strong winds and dry conditions prompted the National Park Service on Saturday to ban campfires and charcoal use until further notice in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Both the North Carolina and Tennessee sides of the park fall under the ban,

Demand for housing caused a development ramp-up in Texas’ major metros, as well as other high growth markets including Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida.

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Tennessee basketball is in Year 3 of a rebuild under Rick Barnes following the NBA departures of Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield and Jordan Bone. The Vols are facing North Carolina, a Tar Heels squad that will fall just short of a national title to Kansas in a little over 4 months.

The storm dumped over 8 inches of rain in Kentucky and Tennessee, and 5 inches of rain in Virginia. Wind gusts topped 70 mph in North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. The strong winds will continue across the Northeast through Monday night.

The four-mile stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee and North Carolina border will reopen to motor traffic Saturday, according to North Carolina Department of Transportation.