November 5, 2025 With combined votes reported from Watauga and Caldwell counties, Doug Matheson and Wayne Miller were elected to serve as members of the Blowing Rock Town Council. Each will serve four ...
National Weather Service WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY Mixed precipitation is expected tonight. Periods of snow expected Monday and Monday night. A light glaze of ...
By Bob Garver How is it that Halloween of 2025 couldn’t give us a better horror movie than “Black Phone 2”? It’s not that I’m shocked that a Halloween horror movie is a disappointment. I’m just ...
Never-before-offered, limited-time ‘Early-Bird’ ticket pricing, paired with arguably the strongest initial lineup in the festival’s two-decade-plus history, top Blue Cow Arts Foundation & ...
After completing 8 years as mayor, a business owner in Blowing Rock and a local taxpayer I feel that we are finishing another fantastic year in our town of Blowing Rock and I want to recognize those ...
My older brother, Dick (nicknamed “P.B.”… my middle name is Scott ), was killed by a drunk driver the day after Christmas, 1971. We had been living in Atlanta, where he had a shoe store and I was ...
Contest. Market visitors gathered around the judging table to admire a lineup of beautiful, creative pies and to cheer on local bakers who captured the spirit of the season in every slice.
One of the best genealogical books published about a North Carolina High Country family and its descendants in general, and of the Toe River Valley region of Avery and Mitchell counties in particular, ...
Published: Monday, September 22, 2025 at 11:22 am Updated: Monday, September 22, 2025 at 11:22 am ...
The Amish have long been known and respected for their workmanship, and many of us have seen them in their element while visiting Ohio’s Holmes County and the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. But, to see ...
This past week brought me both the joy of new beginnings and the sorrow of final goodbyes. Within days, I celebrated the wedding of dear friends and mourned the passing of my mother. One moment was ...