August 18, 2025 The Watauga Leadership Institute (WLI) has opened registration for the 2025 Encore series, a four-course program for those who seek advanced leadership development. This cohort-style ...

August 12, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

Horace “Ed” William Edmisten, 97, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2025, in Seminole, Florida. Born December 26, 1927, in Watauga County, North Carolina, Ed was the son of the late Fred and ...

August 6, 2025 The Avery County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the selection of Victoria Bowman as the organization’s new executive director, effective immediately. This key ...

February 27, 2023 Tester Dairy Farm in Zionville has been around for several generations and today is the only Grade A Dairy Farm in the area, sending out a tanker full of milk every other day ...

July 22, 2025 BOONE, NC— The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to announce the award winners of the 39th Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition, one of the region ...

August 6, 2025 BOONE, NC – The Jones House continues its 2025 Summer Concert Series on Friday, August 8 with a vibrant evening of roots music featuring local sibling duo Fern Hill, followed by ...

The final chapter on the closing of the Broyhill Events Center will be on Friday following the Board of Trustees meeting. Photo by Ken Ketchie Dec. 12, 2012. This Friday, Dec. 14, the Appalachian ...

May 15, 2025. Over a mile long stretch of 200 Artists & Crafters in Downtown Spruce Pine on Oak Avenue Alien Merchandise, Free Music-Music Stage, Area 51 Costume Contest, Children’s Close ...

April 18, 2025 On April 14, 2025, the Town of Boone hosted the official groundbreaking for the Howard Street Revitalization project. Due to the upcoming Easterholiday, official construction for ...

Wanda Ward Harrell, age 77, of Old US Highway 421, Zionville, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 30, 1947 in Avery County, she was a daughter of Arnold and ...

Ramps, Allium tricoccum, are species of wild onion. They are delicious and nutritious and have a very important place in the cultural and culinary history of the southern Appalachians. Native ...