The additional funding brings the total to more than $1 billion in Public Assistance grants to Western North Carolina ...

Our parking enforcement began earnestly in mid-August of this year when we hired two part-time parking enforcement officers, so now we have coverage every day of the week year round,” Police Chief ...

I am excited to launch this RFP for the modernization of our aging election management system. This represents the next step toward delivering a more resilient and user-friendly platform for North ...

By Bob Garver From its ridiculous opening scene, there is little denying that “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is one of the stupidest movies of 2025. Its only real competition comes from Disney’s ...

The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 28th Annual WinterFest, presented by Hendrick Automotive, taking place January 22–25, 2026.  Read more ...

Blue Ridge Energy is proposing to install telecommunications antennas & equipment on multiple poles in a geographic cluster in Blowing Rock, Watauga County, NC 28605. The deployment includes 2 ...

December 9, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

initially look to find out in which direction the sirens are coming from and then if they are being emitted by ambulances or fire trucks, checking to see if they’ve got to stop and allow emergency ...

refrain from bringing empty pots; our vendors have all they need. Empty plastic garden pots may be brought to Lowe’s Home Improvement in Boone for recycling. All the plants provided for this sale have ...

succession, several notable films were produced either partially or entirely within the High Country region, namely The Last of the Mohicans (Daniel Day-Lewis); The Handmaid’s Tale (Faye Dunaway); ...

Although he was struggling with mental illness throughout his mid-teens and young adult life, Jason Matthew Nipper found peace and serenity as he and his parents hiked the beautiful, challenging ...

The Amish have long been known and respected for their workmanship, and many of us have seen them in their element while visiting Ohio’s Holmes County and the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. But, to see ...