May 25 - A GEE HAW BENEFIT SHOW: to benefit a 3-year-old battling tuberous sclerosis will be held May 25 at Cove Creek Elementary School on Vanderpool Road in Vilas. A country supper will be served from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The show starts at 6 p.m. with comedy, bluegrass, classic country and gospel music. The cost is $12 per person. Seating is limited. For advance tickets, call (828) 773-0657 or pick up tickets at Cove Creek Store or Riverview Grocery.Read more...

Mr. Richard Lee "Rick" Conrad, 61, of Blowing Rock,  died Thursday, May 9, 2013.Read more...

During the past week or so, you’ve probably heard a few of your friends and family complain about the rain. But imagine if you were out in the chilly rain for hours at a time. And you were hiking up a wooded trail to Blowing Rock. And you were blind.
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Lane closures will not take place in the U.S. 321 widening project work zone through Blowing Rock this weekend due to the Appalachian State University graduation ceremonies in Boone.
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Music is again growing in the gardens — the Ragged Gardens, to be specific.Read more...

Mast General Store and ASU Outdoor Programs is hosting ultra long-distance backpacker and author Andrew Skurka at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at I.G. Greer Auditorium on the Appalachian State University campus.Read more...

The rains that have been falling since Sunday are causing flooding and power outages throughout the High Country.

Watauga County Schools will be closed due to the flooding. The holiday/snow day program at Hardin Park will not operate. Two Rivers Community School is operating on a two-hour delay.
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Mrs. Mary Patricia Morrison McDonald, 76, of Blowing Rock, and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at her home in Blowing Rock.Read more...

Elizabeth "Lib" Pitts Greene, 83, of 215 Greene Street, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013, at Life Care Center in Banner Elk.Read more...

Marjorie Jones Harmon, 87, of 7301 Harmon Lane, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013, at Watauga Medical Center.Read more...

Construction operations are underway again on the U.S. 321 widening project in Blowing Rock.
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Blue Ridge Parkway Acting Superintendent Monika Mayr has announced that Price Lake Boat Rentals Inc. has been awarded a concession contract for rental of canoes, kayaks and rowboats on Julian Price Lake near Blowing Rock.
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Operation Medicine Cabinet will be held this Saturday, May 4, across Watauga County.
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When it comes to regional foods, you can’t get much more Southern than grits and moonshine.
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Understanding the significance and development of American art, as well as the not-so-subtle differences of early impressionism and realism, are just a few insights to be savored at the soon-to-be unveiled main attraction at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum.
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