BLOWING ROCK — The selling of jewelry and mineral specimens, jewelry cutting and appraisal services of Doc’s Rocks Gem Mine soon will be housed in its own facility on North Main Street in Blowing Rock.
BLOWING ROCK — A former Swiss Mountain Village administrator was arrested on Nov. 27 and charged with seven counts of felony embezzlement after reportedly misappropriating money from the company during the course of two and a half years.
BOONE — Former Blowing Rock Town Council member and owner of the Blowing Rock Inn Ray Pickett filed to run for N.C. House District 93 on Thursday, Dec. 5.
BOONE — After two meetings in two days and a contentious back-and-forth for which board members later apologized, the Watauga County Board of Elections voted to unanimously approve seven one-stop sites for the February early-voting period ahead of the 2020 N.C. primaries, adding a new site i…
The Samaritan’s Purse holiday special, “Christmas in Blowing Rock: An Evening with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder,” is sold out. According to Samaritan’s Purse, tickets for the event sold out around Dec. 4.
BOONE — About $2,500 was raised from the annual Flapjack Flip on Dec. 7, which will be used to help fund grants given by the Watauga Education Foundation to classrooms in Watauga County Schools.
BOONE — The Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge hosted its first 100 Men membership Campaign event, Bourbon, BBQ & Blues on Oct. 10. This campaign showcases men in our community who support the programs and services of the WFBR that impact women and girls in the High Country.
“Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.” Hebrews 1:2
BLOWING ROCK — The 2020 Blowing Rock community calendars are now available to pick up at either Blowing Rock Town Hall or the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce.
There was once a man who didn’t believe in God and didn’t hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays, such as Christmas. His wife did believe and raised their children to have faith in God and Jesus.
Betty Louise Merriam Ward passed away December 9, 2019.
Cathey Fallows, long time resident of Blowing Rock, N.C., pass…
Christine “Christie” Lynn Yates, born August 2, 1970 in Boone,…
Roger J. Broeker, 99, passed away peacefully September 6, 2019…
Frank McNair Wooten III, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died on Saturd…
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WENDELL, N.C. (AP) — George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around the world, has died. He was 94.
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