Council tables rental talk until survey results are in
The vast majority of the people present at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Blowing Rock Town Council were there for one item on that night’s agenda: a discussion of the town’s 28-day short-term rental regulations. Read more...
Calendar of Events
May 16- PINTO BEAN SUPPER: The Relay For Life team Grace Happens will sponsor a pinto bean supper at Grace Lutheran Church from 5:30 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16. Donations will be accepted and will directly benefit the Watauga County American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.Read more...
Hoyle B. Coffey
U.S. Veteran Hoyle B. Coffey, 70, of 1018 Payne Branch Road,
Blowing Rock, died Saturday evening, May 12, 2012, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in
Wilkesboro.Read more...
Sponsors, donations needed for after-prom party
High school proms have been held as long as most of us can rememberRead more...
Watauga defies state on amendment vote
The amendment has passed.
A majority of North Carolina voters are “for” a constitutional amendment stating that the marriage of one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.Read more...
A majority of North Carolina voters are “for” a constitutional amendment stating that the marriage of one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.Read more...
Calendar of Events
May 7 - A PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP: will be offered by the
Watauga Humane Society for those who have experienced the death of a cherished pet or are living
with a pet that is terminally ill. The monthly groups will be offered on the first Monday of each
month, beginning from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 7 in the Watauga Humane Society's Community Room,
312 Paws Way in Boone. To register for the free sessions, call Carolyn at (828) 268-1247 or
email (holder.carolyn@gmail.com) Donations are appreciated to help the Watauga Humane
Society.Read more...
BRAHM takes members into the homes of presidents
Sixteen Blowing Rock Art and History Museum members met at the museum on April 21 to travel to Virginia and be immersed in history.Read more...
Katelyn Callahan receives foundation scholarship
Applicants for this year’s Blowing Rock Community Foundation scholarships were interviewed two months ago and are now learning how they fared. Read more...
Boone college student wins statewide art award
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute was well-represented April 19 at a statewide event highlighting the accomplishments within North Carolina’s community college systemRead more...
NC Civil War stories being collected online
Our State magazine is creating an online Civil War story collection at OurState.com. Read more...
Midnight at the OASIS Friday
The work of OASIS, the domestic violence and sexual abuse crisis agency in Watauga County, can be somber and serious. Read more...
Watauga Farmers’ Market will still call Horn home
Although the Watauga County Farmers’ Market spent the last two
years searching for a new location, the market will spend at least a couple of more seasons under
the sheds on Horn in the West Drive, its home for more than 30 years.Read more...
Lindsey Tester shines as a town star
The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce’s Customer Service Star Award for March goes to Lindsey Tester of United Community Bank. Read more...
Danish cyclists on goodwill tour
This past Monday and Tuesday, Blowing Rock was hit with wintry weather that was more severe than nearly anything the actual winter of 2011-12 threw at the town. Read more...
Chef Michael Foreman fires off a win for Bistro Roca
In a packed dining room at Crippen’s Country Inn and Restaurant in Blowing Rock April 11, more than 120 guests waited to hear the final numbers, eyes riveted on the event emcee and founder, Jimmy Crippen.Read more...
Gabriel shares message with local schools
The name Roman Gabriel needs no introduction, but the program being developed in the High Country by Roman Gabriel III, son of the NFL legendary quarterback, is currently becoming a household word — and for good reason.Read more...