Boone News

The fiance of a missing Mount A Pleasant woman has A been found dead, although police say the A investigation is active and they're not A certain the death and the A disappearance are linked.

As an ailing economy continued to hobble, High Country charities last year saw more hands than ever reaching forward to ask for food.

No one was seriously injured in a series of wrecks involving seven vehicles that shut down N.C. 105 South for two hours Thursday morning, according to Trooper Michael Goldsmith of the N.C. Highway Patrol.

One of the Southeast's favorite funk institutions, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, brings it back home to Boone, stopping at Legend's for a show on Thursday, Feb.

The Gringos' star is rising. Brothers Nick and Peter Furgiuele have seen their psychedelic garage rock band soar in the press and the international music circuit over the past year, but playing a hometown show has never lost its luster.

'The Artine & Teddy Artinian Self-Portrait Collection' is on display through March 24 at ASU's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile, will perform Feb. 17 in Boone, as part of Appalachian State University's 2011-12 Performing Arts Series.

For the eighth year in a row, Della Presnell, left, with Relay co-chairwoman Kathy Idol, receives an award for the individual raising the most money during the 2011 Relay For Life in Watauga County.

Lost your heart for Valentine's Day this year? Maybe a gift that is unique and handmade will bring some cheer, or maybe even a gift for yourself or for your loved ones.

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.

When the groundhog saw his shadow Thursday, he promised six more weeks of winter.

Boone police arrested two Asheville residents Tuesday in connection with a break-in on Sunset Drive, as well as a third person on drug charges.

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

Rachel Tucker invites the public to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of her life-saving heart transplant at Son's Light Coffee House in Boone on Valentine's Day.

A capital murder trial is set to begin this week in Boone for John Richard Gray, the man accused of killing a local pawn shop clerk in 2008.

The majority of people who live in or visit Boone may know about the Horn in the West amphitheater and surrounding facilities - but how often do they utilize them? That's what a steering committee working to redevelop the town-owned properties, known collectively as Daniel Boone Park, wants to know.

As the new primary prevention intern at OASIS, Appalachian State University senior Cheston Harris wants to raise awareness about sexual violence - especially among college men.

A quilt of faces: That's what you can expect today at the Jones House in downtown Boone as Two Rivers Community School showcases its art for the community.

Forty years ago, in a howling snowstorm that covered tracks and swallowed screams, three members of a family were killed in a brutal case that's still unsolved.

Sugar Grove Slim made his annual appearance at the Watauga Democrat office - a Groundhog's Day tradition.