National Weather Service WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY Mixed precipitation is expected tonight. Periods of snow expected Monday and Monday night. A light glaze of ...

U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after the Senate voted 60-40 to advance a funding measure through January 30, 2026 Read more ...

Never-before-offered, limited-time ‘Early-Bird’ ticket pricing, paired with arguably the strongest initial lineup in the festival’s two-decade-plus history, top Blue Cow Arts Foundation & ...

November 5, 2025 With combined votes reported from Watauga and Caldwell counties, Doug Matheson and Wayne Miller were elected to serve as members of the Blowing Rock Town Council. Each will serve four ...

November 5, 2025 Common Cause North Caolina, Watauga County Voting Rights Taskforce and a group of citizens, including former members of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners, filed a lawsuit in ...

By Bob Garver How is it that Halloween of 2025 couldn’t give us a better horror movie than “Black Phone 2”? It’s not that I’m shocked that a Halloween horror movie is a disappointment. I’m just ...

Thelma Byrd, age 84, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025 at The Foley Center, Blowing Rock, NC. Born and raised in Watauga County to parents Dillard and Gladys Reece, Thelma built a life rooted ...

Because there still seems to be some confusion concerning the Blowing Rock Civic Association’s involvement in the Blowing Rock Town Council election, I want to clarify completely. As a 501c3 nonprofit ...

On October 15, 2025, Joseph Scott Knight was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Scott passed on peacefully surrounded by his family and numerous close friends. Scott was a great ...

Micheline E.Greer, age 90, passed away October 26, 2025. She was born March 12, 1935 in Paris, France to the late Michel and Marthe Valentino. In addition to her parents, Micheline was preceded in ...

On the evening of September 20, 2025, the Boone Police Department received a report that a male was shooting into an occupied vehicle in the parking lot of the Circle K convenience store located at ...