October 27, 2025"Art in the Park brings together the heart of our community and the talent of incredible artists,” said Robin Miller, President & CEO of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce. “We’re ...

October 27, 2025 —"My issues with the meeting have nothing to do with hotels, traffic studies or even the town’s codes and history of controversial building projects. The issues are civility, decorum ...

I appreciate the quick and decisive response of our patrol officers,” Robbins said. “Undoubtedly this prevented further escalation of this incident.” Read more ...

This Halloween season, the latest musical from Lees-McRae Theatre Arts, “Lizzie,” dives into the famous true crime case of Lizzie Borden and offers a new perspective on the infamous woman’s life told ...

October 18, 2025 The protest took place along the sidewalk adjacent to the Blowing Rock Road in Boone directly across from Applebee’s Restaurant. Protestors lined the sidewalk between Lowe’s Hardware ...

Sept. 24, 2012. A man convicted in 1981 in the shooting deaths of two men on a Yadkin County farm in 1980 escaped from the prison farm he was working at on Sunday morning and is still on the loose.

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 ...

Contest. Market visitors gathered around the judging table to admire a lineup of beautiful, creative pies and to cheer on local bakers who captured the spirit of the season in every slice.

Boone, NC – The Watauga County Republican Party (GOP) held its annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner and fundraiser at Appalachian State University’s Grandview Ballroom on September 20. A VIP reception began ...

Boone, NC – The Watauga County Farmers’ Market is proud to announce a special celebration of Hispanic Heritage Day on Saturday, August 30, 2025, presented in collaboration with Q’Pasa Appalachia. This ...

We all want free, fair and open elections, but recent events have raised concerns about whether that goal is attainable. For instance, in 2020 a Florida lawyer temporarily moved to Georgia for 30 days ...

This past week brought me both the joy of new beginnings and the sorrow of final goodbyes. Within days, I celebrated the wedding of dear friends and mourned the passing of my mother. One moment was ...