December 30, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

Are you interested in the future of your community and have extra time to volunteer? Would you like to serve on one of ...

Although the program includes at-risk kids suffering from mental problems and/or drug addictions, the program also seeks to ...

This is just a Christmas miracle.” said Jesslynn Forsyth, Kinship Navigator for High Country Caregivers. “Honda wanted to team up with us and provide our children with bicycles. That doesn’t happen a ...

December 26, 2025 -The film once again follows the Sully family: human-turned-Na’vi Jake (Sam Worthington), native wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), impulsive son Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), daughter Tuk ...

Madeline Stewart (official head shot). Photo provided. Blowing Rock resident, Madeline Stewart, has been accepted to compete for the International Mrs. USA title in January 2026. As a former Mrs.

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 ...

Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections and the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to modernize the state’s ...

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 ...

Crossnore, N.C. – Crossnore Communities for Children (Crossnore) invites the community to a Weaving Demonstration and festive Holiday Pop-Up Shop on Friday, Dec. 12, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at ...