Never-before-offered, limited-time ‘Early-Bird’ ticket pricing, paired with arguably the strongest initial lineup in the festival’s two-decade-plus history, top Blue Cow Arts Foundation & ...

After completing 8 years as mayor, a business owner in Blowing Rock and a local taxpayer I feel that we are finishing another fantastic year in our town of Blowing Rock and I want to recognize those ...

October 29, 2025 It’s time to start thinking about the upcoming ski and snowboard season. And time to start thinking about ...

October 28, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

Caroline, Owen, Jennifer and Shane Fox during a recent Christmas parade. Photo provided. Written by: Sam Garrett Earlier today, Shane Fox communicated his resignation as Blowing Rock’s town manager to ...

Because there still seems to be some confusion concerning the Blowing Rock Civic Association’s involvement in the Blowing Rock Town Council election, I want to clarify completely. As a 501c3 nonprofit ...

The Town of Blowing Rock held a “meeting” of its planning board on September 18. The single-topic meeting agenda consisted of the proposed special use permit requested by Trip Hospitality to build a ...

Thelma Byrd, age 84, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025 at The Foley Center, Blowing Rock, NC. Born and raised in Watauga County to parents Dillard and Gladys Reece, Thelma built a life rooted ...

Pictured from left to right: Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr., secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Marguie Morrison-Brown, president of the North Carolina Law Enforcement Women’s ...

Boone, N.C. – Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) is excited to announce the return of the 4th Annual Local Meat Sale on Thursday, October 23, from 2–6:30 PM at the Watauga County Agricultural ...

The protest took place along the sidewalk adjacent to the Blowing Rock Road in Boone directly across from Applebee’s Restaurant. Protestors lined the sidewalk between Lowe’s Hardware and CVS Pharmacy ...