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Sponsors, donations needed for after-prom party
High school proms have been held as long as most of us can rememberRead more...
Art of Oil open in Blowing Rock
The Art of Oil in Boone recently opened a satellite store in Blowing Rock at the Shoppes at South Marke. The new location will serve Blowing Rock from May through October and features 12 varieties of infused oils and vinegars, spice blends and infused honeys. Read more...
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...
Art in the Park goes golden
This coming weekend kicks off the 50th anniversary for Art in the Park, an outdoor fine art and craft show.
Art in the Park has a history dating from 1962, when artists living in and around the village would come to the town’s park to display and sell some of their paintings or other pieces. Read more...
Art in the Park has a history dating from 1962, when artists living in and around the village would come to the town’s park to display and sell some of their paintings or other pieces. Read more...
Unofficial primary election results
Number of voters:
Watauga (15,301 or 37% of registered voters)
State (2,164,074 or 34.4% of registered voters)Read more...
Watauga (15,301 or 37% of registered voters)
State (2,164,074 or 34.4% of registered voters)Read 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...
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...