Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

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Smokies Plates: 20 Years, $15 Million

Drivers in North Carolina and Tennessee who buy the “Friends of the Smokies” specialty license plate have raised more than $15 million since the program started 20 years ago
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Efficiency Eliminates Gas-Fired Plant Need

Thanks to a community-driven effort in Buncombe County, North Carolina to reduce energy use, Duke Energy said in April it would shelve a proposed new natural gas fired power plant at Lake Julian.
Felecia Shelor has been at it for 35 years at Patrick County, Virginia’s Poor Farmer’s Market.

Open Every Day (For 35 Years Straight)

Poor Farmer’s Market is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Dogs can stand even when other paddlers are not quite ready for the full SUP experience.

SUP With Your Pup

Virginia Outfitter Offers Paddleboarding for Dogs
The long-eared bat is safer on 174 Watauga County, North Carolina acres.

Bats Protected in North Carolina

Prompted by somewhat unusual circumstances, the Blue Ridge Conservancy has protected 174 acres in Watauga County that include key habitat for the federally endangered Virginia long-eared bat.

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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