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Weldon Critcher drives Studebaker Club...
Weldon Critcher of Boone is known throughout the country for his unique auto collection and for his vast knowledge of the Studebaker - and especially the Avanti line.
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A man is loaded into an ambulance after a motorcycle wreck Sunday on U.S. 221 South six miles from Blowing Rock.
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Holiday travel up as gas prices dip
With a sunny weather forecast, relatively low gas prices, and varied attractions statewide, many Scotland County residents will be tempted to travel out of town over this Memorial Day weekend.
NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition
In this photo provided by Mast General Store, flowers adorn a statue of Arthel "Doc" Watson in downtown Boone, N.C., on Friday, May 25, 2012.
NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition
In this March 15, 2000 file photo, master flatpicker Doc Watson, talks about his long and successful musical career at his home in Deep Gap, N.C. Watson was in critical condition Thursday, May 24, 2012, at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.
Kenneth Wilcox recognized for bank service
Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation board chairman Nolan Brown, left, and CEO Joe Towell, right, recognize Kenneth Wilcox of Boone for his years of service to the bank.
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Boonville Elementary School has new assistant principal
New Assistant Principal Lavonne Fortner, left, and Principal Annette Johnson, right, are excited about 2010 at Boonville Elementary School.
A Mountain City, Tenn., woman was killed and three others injured in a head-on collision Thursday night in Zionville.
Memorial Day travelers get on the road
More than 1.5 million Carolinas residents are traveling this Memorial Day weekend, mostly on the roads, thanks to gasoline prices that are among the lowest in the nation.
Spoleto Festival offers special early show by folk duo Ketch and Critter
Ketch and Critter, aka Ketch Secor and Critter Fuqua, are founding members of the band Old Crow Medicine Show.
Road construction halted in NC for holiday weekend
Motorists across North Carolina will find the going easy for the Memorial Day weekend.
New River properties see new bids
Bidding is continuing on two Boone properties owned by New River Behavioral HealthCare.
Bethel Road in Sugar Grove to be closed for bridge preservation project
The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin a bridge preservation project on Bethel Road west of Boone in Sugar Grove at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 26, weather permitting.
Gas prices fall before Memorial...
A decline in global crude oil prices is driving gasoline prices downward - a welcome relief for Memorial Day weekend travelers.
WAMY seeks weatherization applicants
The Weatherization Assistance Program at WAMY Community Action is a nonprofit running at full capacity in Watauga County, and it's completed all pending jobs and is looking for new applicants.
Boone Bike Rally comes to High Country Fairgrounds
The High Country's largest and loudest biker extravaganza returns, and it's bigger and better than ever.
Country, Gospel & Piano Classics at MHM
"Country, Gospel and Piano Classics" will be presented by Mountain Home Music on Sunday, May 27, at the Blowing Rock School Auditorium in downtown Blowing Rock.
The winners of this year's Every Drop Counts poster contest are, front row, from left, Lily Brown, Grace Presnell, Katimac Greene and Makayla Barnes.
NASA dream becomes reality for two ASU students
ASU student Joshua Kelley will research the use of electrostatic precipitators to remove Martian dust from gas intakes on equipment that collects oxygen from the Martian atmsophere.
Boone standoff ends peacefully
An 11-hour standoff near Poplar Hill Drive in Boone ended peacefully Wednesday morning.