Watauga County News

On May 23, narcotics detectives from the Watauga County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division executed a search warrant at a home on Chase-Cole Lane in Zionville, which officials said was part of a narcotics investigation involving the manufacture and distribution of Marijuana.

Two men were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after a search of a Deep Gap home located eight meth labs, three marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia, according to the Watauga County Sheriff's Office.

The Watauga County Arts Council will hold a "Yart Sale" June 1 to cover costs associated with its move to a new headquarters.

On May 21, a Boone couple was arrested by U.S. Marshals and local Police in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on outstanding warrants for manufacturing methamphetamine in Watauga County.

While cookouts and other outdoor events abound in Watauga County this Memorial Day weekend, Valerie Midgett of Neighborhood Yoga will offer a different type of relaxation at her downtown studio at 7 p.m. Monday, May 27.

A perilous family feud, centered in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, goes full-blown in William Pipes' first published novel, "Darby." Pipes, a retired school teacher from Western North Carolina, said the book is set in the small Wilkes County community of Darby, before the storyline moves "up the mountain" to Watauga County and ... (more)

Watauga County commissioners and staff have responded to a public records request from the Watauga Democrat, releasing more than 1,000 emails possibly related to recent conflicts between the county and the town of Boone.

High Country United Way has hit 87 percent of its fundraising goal and is making a final push for donations as part of its 2012-13 campaign, executive director Linda Slade said.

The Yates family, friends, community members and dignitaries gathered at the Matney Community Center Friday for the dedication of the "Ed Yates Highway," a four-mile section of N.C. 194 from Valle Crucis to the Hade Smith Road intersection in Watauga County.

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

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.

For the first time in 20 years, the Watauga County Board of Elections is about to undergo a political shift.

Templeton Properties officially withdraw its offer Sunday on the former Watauga High School property, and Watauga County officials are already planning for the next steps.

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.

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 Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Board honored its 2013 recipients and their families with a dinner banquet at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Wilkesboro, NC on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Watauga County commissioners met Monday evening to hammer out final details on the 2013-14 budget before it goes to a public hearing Tuesday.

There are hundreds of stories at National Police Week filled with the same pain and anguish felt on the Seacoast last year, when Greenland police Chief Michael Maloney was killed.

The Boone Police Department will participate Thursday in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run, an event designed to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.