5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (461+ words) Worms competing in the championship race at a previous Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk. A massive crowd of thousands converged upon downtown Banner Elk for the 2025 Woolly Worm Festival October 18 and 19. BANNER ELK — The Woolly Worm Festival returns to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (339+ words) This year’s featured authors include: Linda-Marie Barrett, Creating a Salon: The Art of Conversations That Matter Meagan Church, The Mad Wife James Dodson, The Road That Made America Scott Gould, Beneath a Fallen Sky Terry Harmon, Convoluted: The 1972 Durham Family…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (447+ words) BOONE — Downtown Boone’s Italian restaurant recently celebrated one year of homemade pasta and fresh community connection. The Pasta Joint celebrated its first anniversary with a six-course tasting menu, inviting community members to sample new dishes made with local ingredients. In September…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (87+ words) Watauga Democrat Watauga’s Carolina Childers collected her 1,000th career dig during the Lady Pioneers win against Freedom in the Northwestern 6A/7A Conference opener on Tuesday night. Childers milestone headlines Watauga’s NWC opener BOONE — Watauga’s volleyball team started off…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (494+ words) Innovative fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes was inspired to play music after a chance encounter with buskers she saw performing. A native of Charlottesville, VA, Bronwyn took up the violin at an early age, first learning classical music before getting hooked on…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (618+ words) BOONE — Two well-known High Country businesses have collaborated on a passion project of sorts, and it’s quickly becoming a hit with the local beer scene. Chetola Resort, in collaboration with Lost Province Brewing Co., teamed up to create the Swan…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (498+ words) (StatePoint) Most Americans move every five to seven years, and that’s enough to turn your whole world upside down. Imagine doing that every two years—a new town, new school, new sports team, new doctor—and multiply that by 600,000 families....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (454+ words) BOONE — The Southern Appalachian Historical Association will continue its year-long participation in the nation’s America 250 commemoration with a special presentation of “Between Two Sons,” featuring acclaimed author and historian Randell Jones, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Appalachian…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (206+ words) The Watauga Arts Council and the Downtown Boone Development Association present Busker’s Fest. The free event will feature a wide range of musicians and artists showcasing their talent. As always, the musicians will have tip jars, QR codes and Venmo…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (592+ words) BLOWING ROCK — Community members recently gathered at Blowing Rock’s American Legion to hear the fire chief, an insurance consultant and a woman who survived a devastating fire lay out what they wish everyone knew before disaster strikes. The event, the…...