Watauga County News

Friends of the Watauga County Public Library will host the first High Country Festival of the Book at Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock on Aug.

Before you fire up the grill and celebrate the unofficial kickoff of summer, take a moment to remember the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces on Memorial Day on Monday, May 28.

Thumbs-up: to the more than 300 Watauga High School graduates expected to cross the stage Saturday.

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.

More than $10,000 was raised May 4 when 200 people gathered at the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock for the ninth annual "Midnight at the OASIS." The event was put on by OASIS Inc.

The state Department of Transportation is suspending most road construction work on major routes.

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.

When Doc Watson returns to the stage at Cook Memorial Park in Todd on Aug. 21, he will be accompanied by his grandson Richard and his picking friend Charles Welch.

From left, Carrie Phillips of Boone Drug, Capt. Jeff Virginia of the Watauga County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Len Hagaman and Sgt.

Former employees of New River Behavioral HealthCare have hit another stumbling block in their quest to receive compensation.

The Watauga County Arts Council announceS that this location at 798 West King St.

An April decision by a University Conduct Board that found an Appalachian State University football player not responsible for sex offense violations in an alleged September 2011 incident has been affirmed on appeal.

Dick and Joan Hearn are active older Americans who are never too old to play, as evidenced by their constant participation in community events and volunteer efforts - this time in a particularly patriotic frame of mind.

Because Watauga County's volunteer departments can't fight fire with fire, the nearly $184,000 our rural firefighters have recently received in matching state grants is vital to public safety in the High Country.

Representing Boone United Methodist Women, from left, Lillian Danner, Wynne Ayers and Jane Freund pose with some of the many items available for next week's ABC Sale.

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School board Chairwoman Deborah Miller, left, congratulates Valle Crucis teacher Katie Matthews on Friday after Matthews was named Watauga County Teacher of the Year.

A resident turns in unwanted medications during Operation Medicine Cabinet in May 2011.

Law enforcement and the family of a 39-year-old Vilas man last seen Wednesday are seeking information about his whereabouts.

Eric Miller, a senior officer with University Police at Appalachian State University, has received the Watauga County Police Officer of the Year Award from the Boone Optimist Club.