At approximately 1:00 pm, Watauga County Communications received a call regarding a paraglider who had landed off course in the Silverstone area of Zionville. The patient fell through the tree canopy ...

BOONE, NC – August 15, 2025 – The Town of Boone is proud to present the annual Doc Watson Day concert, honoring the life and legacy of western North Carolina’s most beloved flatpicking guitarist and ...

As children across North Carolina return to school this month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reminds families that vaccinations are an important part of overall health and ...

CCC&TI’s skilled trade courses include both classroom instruction and hands-on work in the college’s lab facilities that allow students to practice skills and concepts learned in the classroom.

Today, North Carolina Emergency Management announced that Western North Carolina residents in Helene disaster-declared counties have until August 31 to submit project interest forms through the North ...

Newland, N.C. – Last week, the Toe River Health District was notified of an individual with possible active tuberculosis (TB) in Avery County, later confirmed positive. Our staff immediately developed ...

LANSING – A short stretch of N.C. 194 will close in Ashe County while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe. N.C. 194 will close near Don Adams Road beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

Newland, N.C. – Toe River Health District is working with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division ...

Doug Johnson, retired chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Energy, was recently presented with North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, by Board President Jeff ...

Recently, there was a groundbreaking for the much-anticipated Boone Gorge Park project on the Middle Fork Greenway (MFG), attended by representatives from several of the businesses, individuals, and ...

Beginning today, July 28th, 2025, the Town of Boone Council Chambers, located at 1500 Blowing Rock Road, will be undergoing necessary renovations. Once completed, Council Chambers will become more ...

Crews from multiple agencies responded to rescue a paraglider who crashed into trees in Zionville. At approximately 10:20 am Watauga Emergency Services received a report of a paraglider landing in a ...