As children across North Carolina return to school this month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reminds families that vaccinations are an important part of overall health and ...

CCC&TI’s skilled trade courses include both classroom instruction and hands-on work in the college’s lab facilities that allow students to practice skills and concepts learned in the classroom.

Today, North Carolina Emergency Management announced that Western North Carolina residents in Helene disaster-declared counties have until August 31 to submit project interest forms through the North ...

Newland, N.C. – Last week, the Toe River Health District was notified of an individual with possible active tuberculosis (TB) in Avery County, later confirmed positive. Our staff immediately developed ...

LANSING – A short stretch of N.C. 194 will close in Ashe County while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe. N.C. 194 will close near Don Adams Road beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

Doug Johnson, retired chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Energy, was recently presented with North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, by Board President Jeff ...

Newland, N.C. – Toe River Health District is working with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division ...

Recently, there was a groundbreaking for the much-anticipated Boone Gorge Park project on the Middle Fork Greenway (MFG), attended by representatives from several of the businesses, individuals, and ...

Beginning today, July 28th, 2025, the Town of Boone Council Chambers, located at 1500 Blowing Rock Road, will be undergoing necessary renovations. Once completed, Council Chambers will become more ...

Crews from multiple agencies responded to rescue a paraglider who crashed into trees in Zionville. At approximately 10:20 am Watauga Emergency Services received a report of a paraglider landing in a ...

BOONE, NC — July 2025 — The Back 2 School Festival is just weeks away, and organizers are calling on the community to help make this year’s event a success. The Festival will take place on Saturday, ...

Boone, NC – July 2025 – The Watauga Arts Council, in collaboration with the Downtown Boone Development Association, is thrilled to announce the return of Buskers Fest in 2025. The event will take ...