In November 2022 Tessiah Smithen received a letter that's haunted her for 18 months. Since, a teacher has resigned, and the school system is making changes following a 5 On Your Side investigation.

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From "Bull Durham" to Academy Award-winning dramas, the state has played host to multiple films based on fact and fiction.

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Fall has officially begun, which means signs of fall will start to appear soon. Depending on where you are in the state, you might see these signs sooner than others.

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Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock offers guests the chance to fly fish. Morgan and Dustin are the fly fishing guides, a couple that loves the sport, loves the area, and loves each other.

>>> TONIGHT, SCOTT MACE WITHIN A COUPLE OF FUN FLY FISHING GUIDES. . >> Reporter: THE BEAUTY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT EVERY DAY TO CATCH IT? >> YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SPOTS. >> YOU'RE ON THE HEAD WATERS OF THE RIVER. >> Reporter: NOT FAR FROM BOONE. >> MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. CENTER OF EVERYTHING. YOU ASK ME HOW COLD THE WATER IS? COLDER THAN A WELL DIGGER'S BUTT IN JANUARY. BUT THE FISH ARE BITING. >> HIGHEST MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. THE COLDEST AND CLEANEST WATER. SOME OF THE BEST IN THE SOUTH, IN MY OPINION. >> Reporter: THEY ARE FLY FISHING GUIDES. >> IF YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY, IT WOULD BE A DANG SHAME. >> HIS CASTING IS TO DIE FOR. >> GOOD SET. BEAUTIFUL SET. >> HE PULLED. WHEN YOU SEE THE STREAMER, BABY. >> THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. >> DID YOU SEE THAT? . >> THAT WAS GREAT. IS HE GONE? . >> YEAH. THAT'S A MEMORY. >> YOU CALL YOURSELF A FLY FISHERMAN? >> I SAY ANGLER. WE KEEP IT NICE AND GENERAL ACROSS THE BOARD. EVERYBODY LIKES TO ANGLE. >> THE NUMBER ONE MISTAKE IS THEY IN A HURRY. THE WHOLE POINT, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A CHESS MATCH. IF YOU CAN FOOL THE FISH INTO EATING A CHICKEN FEATHER, YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING. >> Reporter: THE FISH. . >> GOOD SET. >> THIS FISH IS PRETTY. IT'S A RAINBOW. >> Reporter: CATCH AND RELEASE. >> LET THEM GO. IT'S BAD BUSINESS TO KILL YOUR PARTNER. AND IT'S NATURAL. THE TUG IS THE DRUG. >> Reporter: THE TUG OF THE HEART STRINGS TOO. >> IT'S NOT ABOUT CATCHING THE FISH. IT'S ABOUT BEING OUT HERE, KISSING, PLAYING THE GAME. THAT WAS A HARD RUN. IT PULLED LIKE A TRUCK.. >> I AM HAPPIEST OUT HERE. AND I HAVE FOUND MYSELF DRAWN BACK TO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. >> Reporter: FLY FISHING. >> SAM DAYS YOU'RE FISHING. SOME DAYS YOU'RE CATCHING. YOU'RE MAKING MEMORIES. >> YOU HAVE TO PULL ME OFF WITH A CHAIN. >> CAN YOU WRITE A BOOK OF ALL

Chetola Resort offers fly fishing in the Carolina mountains 

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Enjoy a cool taste of mountain scenery with Bill Leslie's latest music video from Blowing Rock.

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The Blowing Rock rises 4,000 feet above sea level and opened as a tourist attraction in 1933. 

Blowing Rock is state's oldest tourist attraction

From fishing and canoeing to gem mining and swimming near a waterfall, here are a few family fun activities in the North Carolina mountains.