The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in ...

Empowered by this scholarship, our inaugural Conway Scholars are poised to achieve their professional goals and make a lasting difference in communities across North Carolina — through the care they ...

February 23, 2026 NCCF accepted grant applications for long-term recovery in the fall. More than 300 applications were received, requesting over $25 million to address needs in the region. Grant ...

Oct. 1, 2012. Spectacular musical and dance numbers will enhance yet another retelling of the hit Broadway and film production of Legally Blonde, which will be presented this week, Oct. 4-7, in ...

The film, as expected, opens with a violent pre-title sequence. A young couple (Jimmy Tatro and Michelle Randolph) check into the old house of original co-killer Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard), now a ...

February 17, 2026 Sugar Mountain Adult Ski League SMARL ended its 20th Anniversary 2026 racing season with a bang as perfect ...

Nature Photography Weekend will return to the mountain June 5-7 with online registration set to begin on April 9. Activities ...

What started as a bowl of hearts and a pen has since blossomed into nearly 1,000 notes displaying the prayers, hopes and wishes of people in Blowing Rock. The result of this small, outreaching act ...

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Miller, born Mary Elizabeth Calloway, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026, in Boone, North Carolina, at the age of 70. A lifelong resident of Boone, she was born ...

This 1758 map, authored by English cartographers Emanuel Bowen and John Gibson, shows the “Apalachaen Mountains” region of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and part of Virginia. According to ...

find jams, jellies, and baked goods as well as lunch on Friday. A Silent Auction with unique antiques and better furniture will accept bids on Friday until 6:00pm. Saturday brings the famous “BAG SALE ...

In October 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly approved SB 759, An Act to Establish Election Districts for the Watauga County Board of Commissioners, with votes of 28-18 in the Senate and 64-40 ...