Blowing Rock News

The Hayes Performing Arts Center board of trustees announced Thursday that the center was officially closed, with possession of the building and property reverting to Wells Fargo Bank.

Fire on the Rock host Jimmy Crippen congratulates Chef Monte Weber of the Painted Fish Cafe after his victory in the 'Battle Guinea Fowl' Tuesday night.

Work has started on the widening of U.S. 321 through Blowing Rock, a project both dreaded and anticipated for decades, with crews cutting trees and clearing roadsides this week.

Journal photo by Monte Mitchell -- 2/6/12 -- Wilson Creek, seen here near its headwaters, runs through the Grandather Ranger District.

It's no secret that young people often feel misunderstood and alone and want nothing more than to "belong" - to someone, something or somewhere.

Visit the Stanley County Winter Wine Festival on Feb. 25 for some of the region's best vintages, food samples and entertainment.

Thumbs-down: to the number of volunteer vacancies on committees and boards assisting Boone Town Council.

The population of Blowing Rock in the winter is less than a third of what it is during the summer.

Reeves Community Center has organized three trips for senior citizens in upcoming weeks, to destinations including Boone, Charlotte and Old Salem.

Cobb ex rel. Knight v. Town of Blowing Rock Appealed from Watauga County Superior Court.

The King Bees - Rob 'Hound Dog' Baskerville, left, and Penny 'Queen Bee' Zamagni, right - will perform with Atlanta blues virtuoso Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins, center, Jan.

Blowing Rock, NC is only 3 square miles but has more than 100 shops, around 25 restaurants and almost 20 hotes and inns.

Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Thursday she will not be seeking a second term, leaving Democrats without a candidate and potential Republican candidate Pat McCrory, whose website indicates he will announce his candidacy next week, without an opponent.

Remember the days when propeller beanies were the signature headgear of tekkies and nerds? A charming new picture book for children casts one beanie in an entirely new light.

The 14th Annual Blowing Rock Winterfest returns to Blowing Rock, North Carolina this weekend offering a variety of ways to be cool this winter at this popular event near the Blue Ridge Parkway and close to Asheville and Charlotte.

Crews cut down trees, some of them 100-year-old oaks, between Canyons and the Blowing Rock Country Club last week.

The winners of the Little Miss and Little Master WinterFest gather Saturday following the inaugural pageant in Blowing Rock.

If Watauga County has its way, a single 911 communications center including Boone, Blowing Rock and the county may be in place as early as July 1. County commissioners and staff have prepared a tentative job description for an emergency services director to oversee the center, and a budget is now being formulated.

The freezing temperatures came in just in time on Thursday night to help North Carolina's ski industry gear up for what's traditionally one of its busiest weekends -- the Martin Luther King Jr.