Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

Sarah Alderson stands outside the historic store bearing her family’s name in the town also carrying that name.

Alderson’s Store Legacy Lives

Alderson’s, of Alderson, West Virginia, has held on against the tide of retail closings.
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Friends Group Seeks to Protect 90,000 Acres of National Forest

Progress has been made to protect 90,000 acres in Virginia’s Highland, Augusta and Rockingham counties.
Becky and Wayne Welch sold a 68-acre tract along the Jacob Fork River to the Foothills Conservancy, which will transfer it to North Carolina State Parks.

Wait, Bigfoot Habitat Preserved? (Well, at Least a Carnivorous Plant)

Foothills Conservancy has purchased a 17-acre tract in Burke County, N.C. where the legendary half-man, half-ape prowls. Or so some say.
The view from Paddy Mountain is only part of what will be preserved at The Paddy Mountain Preserve.

West Jefferson’s Paddy Mountain Gets Some Love

Folks in West Jefferson, North Carolina, know it as the “backdrop of downtown,” but Paddy Mountain is also a biological gem.
Betty Lynn played Thelma Lou on TV.

Thelma Lou Still Loves Mayberry

Actress Betty Lynn, now 93, resides in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and still gets to play the part.

Departments

Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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