Shelved plans from '60s for TVA project in NC unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ecology will make new dams ...

Manty thanks to the students and educators at Mary Lynch Elementery School for sharing these letters to Santa Claus with the Observer. The letters are being published just as the kids wrote them.

Hi Santa, it’s Ivy. I have been a very funny kid this year. I want to thank you for the car you brought me last year! One kind thing I have done this year is play with my friends. This year for ...