Mountain Home Music is set to begin its 19th season of honoring the music and musicians of the Appalachian region.Read More

Educators agree that the earlier children begin to read and form a love affair with books, the more successful they will be throughout their school years.Read More

Some artists know that they are destined for a lifetime of creativity from the first time they clutch a Crayola.Read More

Operation Medicine Cabinet volunteers, including representatives from Boone Drug, Watauga County Sheriff's Office and the Watauga office of the N.C. Cooperative Extension, man a collection center at a previous event.Read More

On Saturday, May 19, Mountain Home Music opens its 19th season. It's a season that will feature two Grammy Award-winners, two members of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, a two-time National Banjo Champion and a two-time National Canadian Fiddling Champion, plus many other local and regional...Read More

Roger Nelson looks up at his latest creation in his studio west of Blowing Rock.Read More

A former Burlington chiropractor released from prison earlier this year following a 2007 federal court conviction on fraud charges can regain his license if he passes the state exam, the N.C. Board of Chiropractic Examiners decided Friday.Read More

The wreck, which was reported around 7:48 a.m. Friday, had slowed vehicles for miles for part of the morning commute.Read More

"Motown in the Mountains," Boone Service League's largest fundraiser of the year, comes to the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 11.Read More

RALEIGH Lane closures will not take place in the U.S. 321 widening project work zone through Blowing Rock this weekend due to the Appalachian State University graduation ceremonies in Boone.Read More

Joshua D. Kelley, a Boone native and ASU engineering physics graduate student, recently received the James Green Graduate Fellowship in the Sciences as well as a N.C. Space Grant Graduate Fellowship that will allow him to study at NAS...Read More

Some artists know that they are destined for a lifetime of creativity from the first time they clutch a Crayola.Read More

The High Country Home Builders Association presents the 18th annual Home and Remodeling Exposition at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone today and Saturday, May 18 and 19.Read More

Led by a growing focus on locally-grown food, farmers markets and the need for entrepreneurship, the county's community commercial kitchen is getting some much needed attention.Read More

The Boone Town Council on Thursday voted to appoint six people to the newly formed Cultural Resources Board, which will recommend polices and oversee operations at the town's cultural facilities.Read More

Motorists can expect slowdowns on U.S. 421 in Boone starting Monday, May 21, as N.C. Department of Transportation contractor Blythe Development of Charlotte puts down the final layer of pavement and installs permanent pavement markings, weather permitting.Read More

Grace Presnell of Betsy Krause's class at Hardin Park received an honorable mention in the poster contest.Read More

An investigation into allegations of rape against two former Appalachian State University football players is complete, the local district attorney said Thursday, and no charges will be filed.Read More

For 10 years, the community of Valle Crucis has come together for live music and will celebrate a landmark achievement in its musical tradition.Read More

On Saturday, May 19, Mountain Home Music opens its 19th season. It's a season that will feature two Grammy Award-winners, two members of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, a two-time National Banjo Champion and a two-time National Canadian Fiddling Champion, plus many other local and regional...Read More