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 ...

August 9, 2025 Heralded as “one of the best FloydFests ever” by Across-the-Way Productions’ Chief Operating Officer and ...

August 6, 2025 The Avery County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the selection of Victoria Bowman as the ...

Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, will once again ...

Beginning today, July 28th, 2025, the Town of Boone Council Chambers, located at 1500 Blowing Rock Road, will be undergoing ...

The King Street Farmers’ Market will be joining Farmers Markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market week on Tuesday, August 12th. Join the King Street Market on August 12th, 2025 ...

August 5, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

August 6, 2025 I have fond memories of “The Bad Guys” from 2022. The opening scene was an extended “Pulp Fiction” reference, ...

July 31, 2025 The “First Steps” part of the title of the new “Fantastic Four” movie is misleading. We don’t see the superhero quartet take their first steps, not as changed individuals and not as a ...

July 28, 2025 The Blowing Rock Historical Society is holding its annual meeting on Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Blowing Rock American Legion Building, 333 Wallingford Street.

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 ...