by Shannon Moretz | Sep 4, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Climate crisis, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Shannon Moretz, Western North Carolina
A recent trip to Western North Carolina has the writer thinking about what we all have in common.
by Dalton George | Aug 22, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Dalton George, Western North Carolina
The writer discusses the politics of place amid a larger cultural phenomenon: vilifying places we’ve never actually seen.
by Preston Blakely | Jul 12, 2025 | Black Community, Elections, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, Preston Blakely, Western North Carolina
Mayor Preston Blakely of Fletcher, N.C., reflects on his legacy and the struggle for Civil Rights that he inherited from his family.
by Beacon Media | Jun 19, 2025 | Climate crisis, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina
The Appalachia Comics Project is working to produce its first book, “Islands in the Sky” (which will be available in digital and print formats) about Hurricane Helene.
by Dalton George | Apr 1, 2025 | Affordability, Dalton George, Housing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina
A young renter — who is also a member of the Boone Town Council — reflects on his and North Carolina’s affordable housing crisis. By Dalton George Beacon Media Downtown Boone, North Carolina in the summer of 2023. Photo by Amanda Underwood. It took a...
by Stevie Brooks | Mar 25, 2025 | Faith, LGBTQ+, Local Organizing, Migration, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina
A rally held in protest of federal actions, courtesy of Stevie Brooks. Last month, the leader of a protest in Shelby gathered the community and conquered fears and critics. By Stevie Brooks Beacon Media When I got home the night of the big protest I...
