As winter storms are arriving across the mountains of North Carolina. We will receive a mix of heavy snow, ice, high winds ...

The Watauga County Republican Women’s Club (WCRWC) will have its next monthly meeting on Wednesday January 28 at the Watauga ...

Three weeks down, three weeks to go for the SMARL 20th anniversary’s racing season. It was cold Monday night and the race course was a little more turnery than usual and pretty challenging, which made ...

The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts will host an evening of ARTtalks, a juried photography competition, hands-on artmaking, and community engagement during Fizzy First Friday on Friday, February 6 ...

Nov. 17, 2012. Each year the United States Tennis Association of North Carolina recognizes individuals and organizations for extraordinary service and representation of the game. The high country will ...

Are you interested in learning more about law enforcement to include patrol officer functions, criminal investigations, K9 operations, community policing, or just want to become more familiar with the ...

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 ...

Jack William Groce, a beloved member of the High-Country community, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at the age of 95. Born on May 31, 1929, to William Arthur Groce, Sr., and Maude Pinnix Groce, ...

The Blowing Rock police department has been investigating possible solutions to help with the enforcement of parking violations for over a year. They determined that they needed to hire parking ...

Rhode’s Motor Lodge is delighted to announce a new culinary venture in collaboration with esteemed local chef and restaurateur, Andy Long. Chef Long, formerly of the celebrated Over Yonder restaurant ...

eanne Banner Combs, 79, of Hartland Road, Lenoir, passed away Friday afternoon, November 21, 2025 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 31, 1946 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Robert Lee and ...

Blowing Rock, NC – With combined votes reported from Watauga and Caldwell counties, Doug Matheson and Wayne Miller were elected to serve as members of the Blowing Rock Town Council. Each will serve ...