RALEIGH — North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for the next three weeks, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
In the past week, a decline in COVID-19-related hospitalizations at Watauga Medical Center has mirrored a continued decline in active cases in…
BOONE — During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, OASIS is hosting a virtual 5K with the hopes that people reflect on intimate partner violenc…
WEST JEFFERSON — “Team Clean Stream” is a virtual, watershed-wide river cleanup challenge and the New River Conservancy challenges residents t…
North Carolina Judicial Branch Chief Justice Cheri Beasley issued an order Sept. 15 extending emergency directives in response to the COVID-19…
LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain announced on Sept. 1 that its annual Hawk Watch will take place throughout the month to highlight thousands of…
BOONE — A modification to the county’s state of emergency — approved by the Watauga County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 1 — lifts the restr…
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DALLAS — Samaritan’s Purse announced on Aug. 27 that it has deployed teams to Louisiana following Hurricane Laura last week, which made its wa…
BOONE — Girls on the Run of the High Country recognizes that during these challenging times, parents and caregivers need support in navigating…
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Sept. 1 announced that North Carolina will move into “Safer at Home Phase 2.5,” easing COVID-19 restrictions on m…
LAUREL SPRINGS — While The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway was set to host its grand re-opening on Aug. 22, unfor…
BOONE — Due to the emergence of COVID-19 and precautions being taken around the High Country to prevent spread of the virus, Boone United Meth…
BLOWING ROCK — The Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation and Blowing Rock Fire Department announced on Aug. 22 that they will offer free Wi-Fi t…
BOONE — Although App State continues to seek fill-in opponents for the open dates on its 2020 schedule, a home football game is not planned to…
BOONE — As the Appalachian State campus started welcoming new and returning students into residence halls the week of Aug. 10, faculty members…
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Aug. 5 that North Carolina will remain in the “safer at home” Phase 2 of the reopening plan for five mo…
BOONE — At the July 22 board meeting of the Appalachian Theatre, trustees received a “state of the theater” address from outgoing Chair John C…
WATAUGA — Families have mixed reactions to the Watauga Board of Education’s July 28 decision to modify its 2x3 flex-type schedule originally c…
BLOWING ROCK — The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock announced the release of its annual “Blowing Rock Star” campaign on July 31. Blowing Roc…
BOONE — Members of the Watauga County Board of Elections are at odds on whether Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union or the H…
CHARLOTTE — The North Carolina Humanities Council has awarded $628,300 in N.C. CARES: Humanities Relief Grant funding to 59 museums, libraries…
BLOWING ROCK — The Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival is a four-day plein air painting event, which will take place in Blowing Rock from Aug. 19-…
BOONE — As the number of COVID-19 cases increases each day on local, state, national and global levels, the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sy…
RALEIGH — Restaurants in North Carolina will be restricted to selling alcoholic beverages to no later than 11 p.m. starting this Friday, July …
LENOIR — Blue Ridge Energy has announced plans to continue and expand helping electric members struggling to pay utility bills as the state’s …
BOONE ─ On Friday, June 26, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order went into effect requiring face masks be worn in public spaces wh…
BOONE — Some parents are still on the fence and are continuing to weigh their options when it comes to in-person learning or instruction from …
BOONE — At Watauga High School on July 18, 533 COVID-19 tests were administered by AppHealthCare and Mako Medical Laboratories employees durin…