Boone News

Boone, North Carolina based Samaratin's Purse deployed a team Tuesday morning to help devastated communities in Oklahoma.

The Boone Town Council is scheduled to take action Tuesday on requested conditional district zoning map modifications that would allow for an outdoor bar and service from a food truck at Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings Tuesday to seek input on important topics: the proposed county budget, the potential abolishment of the board of social services and the Department of Transportation's secondary roads program.

Savor this -- Boone recently landed among the top five cities in the nation on Nielsen's annual Restaurant Growth Index.

Forty-five bicyclists participated Wednesday in the 2013 Ride of Silence in Boone, which honors cyclists who have been injured or killed while sharing the roads with motorists.

The Hospitality House of Boone will host a hoop house construction workshop on Wednesday, May 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Anthony Flaccavento, a farmer and consultant from Abingdon, Va., will lead the workshop, which is sponsored by Heifer International and Blue Ridge Seeds of Change.

Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham and president of Boone-based Christian international relief organization Samaritan's Purse, said in a letter to President Barack Obama Tuesday he believes his organization was among the conservative groups targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

At 8 years old, C.J. Burford of Walkertown has embarked on a greater adventure than some people will undertake in their lifetimes.

To supplement its current list of musical offerings, Boone's Jones House Community Center will begin offering free public pickin' parties in June.

Following the discovery of some building-related issues at its new home, the Watauga Arts Council has delayed the official opening of the Blue Ridge ArtSpace until Thursday, May 23.

Art in the Park, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012, now begins its second half-century this weekend.

The Davis Special has had stops all over the country. From Boone to Memphis, Tenn., to Phoenix, and finally to Michigan, the car has racked up its share of travel miles.

East meets West at CoBo Sushi Bistro and Bar in Boone, where Asian cuisine is given a Southern twist in a casual, yet subtly upscale environment.

From left, soil and water conservation technician Brian Chatham, N.C. Cooperative Extension agent Wendy Patoprsty and Boone water conservation program coordinator Lane Weiss showcase the 'Ivy' rain barrel available to local residents at a discounted price.

The son of the Rev. Billy Graham as well as leaders of Z Street, a conservative Jewish organization, have said they believe they were pressed by the IRS for more information because they advocated for conservative causes.

The Boone Planning Commission recommended approval Monday of a conditional district zoning map modification that would allow for an outdoor bar and service from a food truck at Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

United Developers is scheduled to appear before the Boone Town Council and Boone Planning Commission at 5:30 p.m. Monday to request a modification of the site-specific plan for the approved Watauga Green multi-family project.

The 15th annual Ashe County Tennis Clinic will take place during the first week of June at Ashe County High School.

West Jefferson Aldermen Stephen Shoemaker, Lester Mullis, Dr. Brett Summey, W.J. Mayor Dale Baldwin and Alderman Calvin Green listen as ABC Board Chairman Haskell McGuire presents the quarterly ABC Store report.

Ivy Ridge Traditions specializes in products such as Willow Trees Angels and Figurines, Tyler Candles, Pandora Jewelry, and Vera Bradley handbags.