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Each of these businesses hold high the value of community partnerships,” said David Jackson, President/CEO of the Boone Area ...

January 6, 2026. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

As part of this innovation engagement the chamber has partnered with Jeanine Hasty of Bramble Media & Marketing, to pursue a refreshed visual identity aligned with this evolving vision—one that ...

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 ...

Boone, NC – Boone attorney and chairman of the Watauga County Board of Elections communicated his resignation to Sam Hayes, Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. According to his ...

My older brother, Dick (nicknamed “P.B.”… my middle name is Scott ), was killed by a drunk driver the day after Christmas, 1971. We had been living in Atlanta, where he had a shoe store and I was ...

helped distribute the grant awards to 34 nonprofits benefitting the needy people and animals of Avery County. More than half a million dollars changed hands in Banner Elk Monday morning, as some 34 ...

February 7, 2025. In preparation to move to Waterway and Private Property Debris Removal programs, Watauga County’s NCDOT Right-of-Way debris removal will end March ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – FEMA announced an additional $33 million for 44 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects. The additional funding brings the total to more than $1 billion in Public ...

ebekah (Bekah) Jean Reese Adams, age 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on November 9, 2025. Born in Boone, Bekah was the daughter of Dr. Gene L. Reese and Mary ...

One of the first fast-food chain restaurants ever in Mitchell County has shut down permanently. On Monday, August 28, employees at the Hardee’s Restaurant in Spruce Pine were informed that was the ...