The tastes and smells of this time of Thanksgiving are captivating, and this year it means just a little bit more to so many of us here in the…
Words cannot fully express the gratitude in my heart for the sheriff, police, fire departments, the search and rescue team, and the volunteers…
Church/State relationships–for good or ill? Having lived through the turmoil of the mid to late 1950s and the decade of the 1960s in America, …
I, Sue Sweeting, want to thank the Blowing Rock voters who encouraged me to be a write-in candidate for mayor. I was humbled to receive almost…
I would like to thank all the staff at Watauga Medical Center ICU section that helped with my mother, Marian Greeno, as she was passing from t…
At least daily there is something in our news media about someone who justifies doing or not doing something by claiming Constitutional rights…
Every day in Watauga County, principals head to work, thinking of one thing: the success of their students.
As residents of Boone, my wife and I feel compelled to share with readers of the Watauga Democrat a very unfortunate and sad situation that we…
Residents of Western North Carolina are faced with intense rainstorms, severe flash flooding, mudslides and swollen rivers that are harming ou…
A record of 101 artists registered in this year’s Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival, organized by Blowing Rock Art & History Museum (BRAHM),…
Every year the town and the county TDAs (Explore Boone) send out an update including the amount of revenues collected from occupancy taxes, an…
I am writing this letter to express my disgust with the student fans (and possibly some non-student fans) at the Marshall football game Sept. …
I have lived in Boone for 51 years and am deeply concerned about present and upcoming events that could greatly affect the current COVID-19 cr…
Attending the county commissioners meeting Aug. 17 was the most encouraging experience I have had in the last decade. The hope I felt when I l…
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In Judaism and Christianity, the love of God and neighbor is a priority (Deuteronomy 6:5, Leviticus 19:18, and Matthew 22:37-39). According to…
The COVID-19 virus is going to continue to be in existence in our country as long as people who can take one of the vaccines refuses to do so.
Last year, our Beech Mountain Town Council enacted a ban on the display of “human figures” using a signage ordinance to do it. The intent of t…
The American flag flies high in front of our building on King Street. By pledging allegiance to the red, white and blue, we also pledge allegi…
More than 1.7 million North Carolinians do not have access to a workplace retirement savings plan. The lack of retirement savings puts a secur…
This has been a school year like none before, with too many kids losing too much ground because of the pandemic.
A quick scan of the web will support the benefits of aquatic therapy. High Country residents are proud that Watauga Medical Center led the way…
Our right to bear arms has caused us unbearable sorrow. On April 28, a mass shooter took the lives of four individuals at Hardaman Circle in W…
NAMI High Country, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offers condolences and support to the families of Sgt. Chri…
Still cannot get high-quality, reliable, high-speed internet service at home? You are not alone.
Most of us don’t realize we have just two minutes to escape a home fire — and they haven’t stopped during COVID-19.
I was delayed in learning about the COVID-19 pandemic because I was on an urban farm that week of March. The entire pandemic has been marked b…
I was so glad to see the editorial in our April 7 Watauga Democrat (“Solving this problem begins at the source”) addressing our problem with r…
Thank you Watauga Democrat for your March 31 edition highlighting our High County heroes who have continued to serve, day in and day out, for …