January 14, 2026. Join Blue Ridge Conservancy at the Appalachian Theatre on January 31 for a screening of “Girl Climber,” and a panel including filmmaker Jon Glassberg and BRC’s Eric Hiegl. In the ...

The property was purchased from Monte Green, who bought the land in the 1990s, eventually using one tract for his home and leaving the rest undeveloped. Through his family’s stewardship the property ...

Are you interested in learning more about law enforcement to include patrol officer functions, criminal investigations, K9 ...

And then the movie did something with Ben that greatly detracted from all that hard work: it made the character unnaturally smart. I’m not talking about the early scenes of the chimp functioning in ...

Each of these businesses hold high the value of community partnerships,” said David Jackson, President/CEO of the Boone Area ...

January 6, 2026. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

The new year invites reflection across the globe. For the Avery County Chamber of Commerce, 2026 marks the launch of a fresh visual identity—one that looks confidently toward the future while honoring ...

Judy Wiseman Harmon, age 79 of Peoria Road, Sugar Grove, North Carolina passed away peacefully on the evening of December 21st with family around her at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – FEMA announced an additional $33 million for 44 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects. The additional funding brings the total to more than $1 billion in Public ...

All Watauga County Public Library locations will open at 1 PM on Thursday, December 18 to allow for morning staff training. All Watauga County Public Libraries will be closed for the Christmas holiday ...

The Blowing Rock police department has been investigating possible solutions to help with the enforcement of parking violations for over a year. They determined that they needed to hire parking ...