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The 2025 Runs for Buns fundraiser, held from March 7-9, raised more than $110,000 to support the Colon Cancer Coalition, ...

At least 41 people are dead after a weekend of dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires — leaving ...

Watauga County Special Olympics athlete Trenton D’Agostino has won two gold medal at the Special Olympics World Winter Games ...

The Watauga Humane Society has announced Courtney Taylor has joined the team as director of development and communications.

The Ashe County Arts Council displayed the work of some of the County’s best young artists last Friday, March 14 during the ...

A pair of Watauga boys basketball players were among the honorees on the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association ...

Gov. Josh Stein and emergency management officials are encouraging western North Carolinians to apply for assistance to ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority are warning North Carolinians about a surge in text ...

Due to challenges resulting from Hurricane Helene, the 2025 Blowing Rock Trout Derby has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 3.

A local restaurant that recently closed due to Hurricane Helene’s effects on the local economy is reopening in a new venture.