Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) was recently awarded $100,000 from the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) through the North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation for the construction of Phase 1 of ...

The Watauga County Sheriff's Office would once again like to remind the public to be aware of scammers. They have received several reports from the public regarding calls from people claiming to be a ...

Lincolnton, NC – A Denver, NC woman has been charged with embezzlement from two companies based in Boone, NC.

Registration is now open for Girls on the Run (GOTR) of the High Country — a program for girls in third through fifth grades to develop social, emotional and physical skills to successfully navigate ...

HICKORY, N.C. – One-day Agriculture Recovery Centers are planned to help North Carolina farmers recover from Helene damage. The first locations are set for Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Watauga ...

Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. Watauga County Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce that their homeownership application window is open, and they are accepting applica ...

Dr. Francis (Frank) Borkowski, a former Chancellor at Appalachian State, passed away at his home over the weekend at the age of 88. Dr. Borkowski became the university's fifth leader in 1993, after ...

BANNER ELK, N.C. — In the fourth agreement of its kind with area high schools, Lees-McRae College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ashe County High School, a partnership that seeks ...

Students from western North Carolina whose ability to pay for higher education was negatively impacted by Hurricane Helene can now apply for the North Carolina Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief ...