WataugaOnline.com has confirmed that a long time Boone shipping business has closed. The Sock Stop, a fixture in the Boone business community for at least 30 years, recently closed their … Read more…
NEBO, NC – Linville Gorge Wilderness is now a more beautiful place thanks to the efforts of 85 volunteers who worked over 1,800 hours under the lead of Wild South … Read more…
RALEIGH — The N.C. Forest Service Nursery Program will begin accepting orders for seedlings July 3. The NCFS produces about 16 million quality seedlings for 47 species of both conifer … Read more…
RALEIGH – Add Cabarrus and Mitchell to the list of North Carolina counties where the emerald ash borer has been discovered. The invasive pest, which was discovered in the Asheville … Read more…
A number of local residents have documented recent bear sightings and shared their encounters with WataugaOnline.com. But first a side note – It was a little more than a year … Read more…
A two car accident at the intersection of 421/221 in Deep Gap lead to delays in the area for a time on Friday. Deep Gap Fire, Watauga Medics and North … Read more…
*Information provided by 24th Prosecutorial District of NC District Attorney’s Office* Boone, NC – On June 16, 2017, John Edward Heelan, age 56, was convicted of taking indecent liberties with … Read more…
Scotland returns to Grandfather Mountain July 6-9 for the 62nd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Boasting bagpipes, Scottish athletics, Highland melodies, Celtic cuisine, crafts aplenty and tons of tartans, the … Read more…
BOONE, NC – June 26, 2017: The fifth annual Back 2 School Festival will be kicking off its Pack-the-Bus initiative this coming weekend in both the Blowing Rock and Boone … Read more…
High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On or around June 16, 2017, a Kubota 6800 tractor was … Read more…
High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On June 15, 2017, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office received a … Read more…
CHARLOTTE, NC – This Independence Day, a record-breaking 1,250,000 North Carolinians, and more than 630,000 South Carolinians will travel 50 miles or more away from home, taking to the nation’s … Read more…
RALEIGH, N.C. — July 4 is “free fishing day” in North Carolina where everyone — residents and non-residents alike — can fish in any public body of water from 12:01 a.m. … Read more…
Monday June 26 Utility work between Valle Crucis and Mast Gap Road. Expect minimal delays. Tuesday June 27 Utility work between Valle Crucis and Mast Gap Road. Expect minimal delays. … Read more…
The Town of Boone will celebrate the 4th of July holiday with a full day of activities, including the downtown parade, live music, fireworks, and more. The theme of this … Read more…
The Boone Public Works Department will begin construction on the West King Street Sidewalk Enhancement Project after July 4, 2017. This project will consist of the replacement of approximately 200 … Read more…
A car fire on Highway 105 lead to delays on Saturday morning. The fire, just barely across the Watauga/Avery line, occurred just shortly after 9am. A witness to the fire … Read more…
Lenoir, North Carolina – Blue Ridge Energy is sharing early information available from their wholesale power supplier, Duke Energy Carolinas, regarding how the cost impact of coal ash legislation and regulations … Read more…
After several days of humid and muggy conditions, cooler and less humid will be the weather story to end the weekend and start the week. Friday and Saturday recorded the … Read more…
Lenoir, North Carolina (June 22, 2017) – In addition to business reports, director election results were announced at the Annual Meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation held Thursday evening, … Read more…
RALEIGH – Effective Friday, June 23, a legislative requirement will begin coordinating shared license expiration dates for about 35,000 of the state’s 283,000 commercial drivers. Beginning Friday, the North Carolina … Read more…
The Town of Boone’s contractor will be installing a water transmission line through the Greenway Trail as work was scheduled to begin on June 19. This will mean the closure … Read more…
Update – Excessive rainfall forecast maps from National Weather Service. Map for Thursday June 22 Map for Friday June 23 Update Thursday morning from Brad Panovich The week of dry … Read more…
An Appalachian State graduate has been appointed as the new director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Brock Long, 1997 B.S. Criminal Justice and 1999 MPA graduate of Appalachian, … Read more…
Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States flags on state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning tomorrow, Thursday June 22, in tribute to Sgt. Dillon C. Baldridge. North … Read more…