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 ...

Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) has announced the recipients of its inaugural White Rose Student Research Contest. The contest, supported through ...

Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is gearing up ...

Twenty cadets in Appalachian State University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, the Mountaineer Battalion, ...

Frontline to Farm will welcome veterans transitioning from military service to sustainable farming to the High Country for its fifth consecutive year and the fourth consecutive year that they’ll be ...

The Watauga Arts Council (WAC) has announced their latest in upcoming summer classes and workshops. Taught by numerous skilled instructors, WAC’s variety of classes provide students the opportunity to ...

Richard Marion ‘Flip’ Butler, age 67, of Burkett Road, Boone, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. He was born on November 17, 1957, in Forsyth County.

Dec. 7, 2012. SPARANTBURG, S.C. – Courtney Freeman, a senior guard for the Mountaineers, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for December 5, the league office ...

Teddy Watson, age 67, of Boone, passed away Friday morning, March 7, 2025 at his home. He was born December 12, 1957 in Watauga County. Teddy was employed with Hickory Construction Company and was ...

Vaughn A. Brown, age 90, of Clover, South Carolina, and formerly of Watauga County, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. Born November 7, 1930 in the ...

Dr. Ingeborg McCoy died peacefully Sunday morning, March 3, 2024, at the Foley Center with her daughter Patti and favorite floor and hospice caregivers at her side. A native of Menden, Germany ...

Emogene D’Agostino, age 90 of Todd, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was a native of Watauga County and the daughter of the late Arl and Eula Richardson Hollars. She was a fabulous but ...