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 ...

Eddie Paul Carlton of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Ellis ...

AJ Nowell has worked “in meat” for 20 years. And for nearly 15 of those 20 years he has dreamed of owning his own butcher shop. And in early July, AJ, and his wife and business partner, Ashley, will ...

Simply put, “Toy Story” is my favorite movie franchise of all time. The 1995 original about cowboy doll Woody (Tom Hanks) fighting for relevance against hi-tech spaceman action figure Buzz Lightyear ...

scholarship recipients for 2030. The nine students pictured below will join the current twenty scholarship recipients for a total of twenty-nine scholarships awarded for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced her plans to seek reelection in 2026 in North Carolina’s 5 th Congressional District on Friday. “There’s no shortage of work to be done as we restore our ...

The Blue Ridge Energy MembersFoundation is now accepting applications for the 2025 grant cycle. Applications are accepted online at https://br.energy/grants through June 30, 2025. Grants will focus on ...

Once nearly a million dollar home, the property now sits vacant with the front doors chained and locked. Black paint is peeling from every side of the house and several windows have been shattered.

If ever there was a patriot who loved God, country, family and his fellow man, it was Watauga County native Herbert Cleveland Moretz, Jr. Known simply as H. C. by those who knew him best, Moretz died ...

On June 2, 2026, Watauga County Habitat for Humanity and friends gathered to hold The 2026 Big Cheese Fundraising Finale at Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone, N.C. This event was the conclusion of ...

2237 NC Hwy 105 in Boone. Hours are Monday – Friday 10:00AM – 5:00PM. Stop by and get information about our Republican Candidates.

Nancy LaPlaca, one of two new Boone Town Council members elected last November, has a lot she would like to see done to ensure a bright future for the town. Many of her ideas involve cleaner energy ...