RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a possible case of infection with the newly discovered 2019 coronavirus.
BLOWING ROCK — The nation is in its 11th year of economic expansion and there is “not a recession in sight,” according to local economist Harry Davis.
BOONE — Like many agencies in the state, Watauga County Schools had been waiting on the state to pass a budget before being able to make many financial decisions.
BOONE — The Appalachian State University Board of Trustees passed a resolution on Jan. 21 that agreed with the Jan. 17 University of North Carolina Board of Governors’ plea to the N.C. General Assembly to pass a state budget.
A year to the day after becoming its director, Roachel Laney spoke about the Boone Area Sports Commission’s first year and future sporting events to the Watauga County Tourism Development Authority at its Jan. 14 meeting.
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13
ASPEN, Colo. – A month after turning 19, Blowing Rock’s Luke Winkelmann seeks to grow his reputation in the snowboarding world as he takes part in the Winter X Games Jan. 23-26 in Aspen, Colo.
To help with what Mike Tanner calls “a gap” between the presence of mental health issues and the awareness of them by the faith community, National Alliance on Mental Illness’s High Country chapter is hoping to get church members talking about mental illness.
BOONE — The Blowing Rock School basketball teams piled up plenty of wins over the course of the 2019-20 season.
BLOWING ROCK — Nestled in the heart of Blowing Rock in the only yellow house in town, Jewell Coffey Moody celebrated her 99th birthday on Jan. 20, having lived all her life in and around the village.
Dr. James W. Stines, 85, of Laurel Park Road, Boone, N.C., pas…
Ruby Craig Tipton, 92, of Blowing Rock, N.C., passed away Janu…
Elizabeth Huggin Collins “Betsy” passed away on Sunday, December 22.
On Tuesday December 17th, Jonathan M. Topodas, 73, succumbed t…
Betty Louise Merriam Ward passed away December 9, 2019.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Iowa caucuses are more than a week away, but millions of Americans are already free to vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted on the internet.
SEATTLE (AP) — A move by the Trump administration to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet would make it easier for terrorists and criminals to access weapons, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday in filing a multi-state lawsuit trying to block the data.
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