The 69th Annual Farm City Banquet will be held on Thursday, November 5th, at 6:00PM at the Boone United Methodist Church. According to the late RG Shipley, who helped organize the first Farm City ...

Watauga County Farmers’ Market has been voted No. 1 in North Carolina in American Farmland Trust’s 2026 America’s Favorite Farmers Market competition. With 2,222 votes, the market also placed among ...

By Bob Garver The title “Other Mommy” is misleading. The villainous demon haunting 8-year-old Bela (Arabella Olivia Clark) can take any form, including her father (Jay Duplass), her babysitter (Sean ...

By Bob Garver “Evil Dead” is a horror franchise that started out low-budget and shlocky in the 80’s, and has grown to be ...

Wallace James Martin, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully on September 6, 2026, at Glenbridge Healthcare in Boone. Born on December 15, 1950 in Boone, Wallace was the only child ...

BOONE, N.C., – The Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) received a $25,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) READY Nonprofits program, which offers training and funding ...

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced her plans to seek reelection in 2026 in North Carolina’s 5 th Congressional District on Friday. “There’s no shortage of work to be done as we restore our ...

Reinhard Kauke was born on February 17, 1941, in a nice city in northern Germany. Because of World War II and the turbulent years that followed, he did not have an easy childhood. His family’s home ...

Boone, NC – Tomatoes took center stage across Boone this September as the Watauga County Farmers’ Market, King Street Market and High Country Food Hub teamed up for the inaugural Tomato Trail, a ...

Guitars are the most popular musical instrument in America, the electric version recently surpassing pianos in a national survey. But, while makers like C.F. Martin and Company can produce some 250 ...

I hope you will consider coming to the 50th anniversary of PB Scotts. How many X-bars do you know that still celebrate themselves and their beer buying guests?! There will be memorabilia, and T-shirts ...

find jams, jellies, and baked goods as well as lunch on Friday. A Silent Auction with unique antiques and better furniture will accept bids on Friday until 6:00pm. Saturday brings the famous “BAG SALE ...