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Sheila Kay Adams is a seventh-generation ballad singer, musician, and storyteller. She was born and raised in Madison County, North Carolina, in a little place named Sodom. It's an area well-known for it’s a cappella ballad singing, a tradition that dates back to the early Scots/Irish and English settlers of the mid-17th century. Also known as Henry Lee, Young Hunting is an 18th century murder ballad likely of Scottish origin. Aired 2/6/22

This member of Cajun bands Feufollet and T’Monde has a wonderful solo debut, showcasing her vibrant Lafayette, Louisiana roots with a wide range of other influences, too. Fans of Kacey Musgraves, Lydia Loveless, Courtney Marie Andrews, and others will especially love her modern cosmic country sound.

Asheville Citizen Times City and County Reporter- Joel Burgess joined WNCW for this More to the Story on June 30, 2021, to go over the latest on the removal of the Confederate Zebulon Vance Monument. When the monument had almost been fully removed, a court halted the removal to conclude. Find out why the city says the holdup was costing them thousands of dollars.

“The project is about what you need to do to survive in America,” O’Brien says about this new one that covers topics such as work occupations, race relations, 21st Century technology, and above all, love. This 18th solo release (37th including his Hot Rize and other collaborations) will be available June 25th.

The new President of Isothermal Community College, located in Spindale, sat down with WNCW to go over the latest developments involving the school. This included the appointment of Dr. Greg Thomas as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, as well as strategic planning, and the upcoming fall semester. This interview originally aired June 18, 2021.

The 51st Smoky Mountain Folk Festival returns to the shores of Lake Junaluska in Haywood County this August. Now in its 6th decade, the festival coincides with a time when communities would gather at harvest time to share music and dance. The festival welcomes an outstanding array of the region’s finest traditional performers including fiddlers, banjo players, string bands, ballad singers, buck dancers, and fabulous square teams as well as the unique sounds of dulcimer, harmonica, mouth harp, bagpipes, and even spoons.

In 2021 the Cherokee County Department of Social Services (DSS) lost a $4.6 million ruling in a federal court case that involved illegally separating families. Reporter Kate Martin of Carolina Public Press recapped DSS employees who faced court rulings and the events that shaped this sad story. This conversation originally aired on Dec. 15, 2021.

Three months after receiving a lenient punishment for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University, Turner left Santa Clara County's main jail Friday.

Three of the men were sentenced to life, while the other three were given five-year prison terms for their roles in the January 2018 crime that horrified the country and sparked nationwide protests.

The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.