Beech Mountain News

The filing season for municipal elections opens Monday morning, with seats open in all town races.

Candidate filing for the 2009 municipal elections takes place Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 17, in Watauga and Avery counties.

The Mountain Home Music series will host its annual Bluegrass & Brass show this Saturday, July 4, at the Blowing Rock School auditorium.

The new wind turbine on the Appalachian State University campus is already contributing to the local power grid, and it promises to be a showcase for the university's research and educational efforts.

The Blowing Rock Stage Company 2009 interns present Jack in the Park Tales every Thursday and Saturday from June 25 to July 25.

Caldwell County natives Strictly Clean & Decent and The Harris Brothers will take the stage this Saturday, June 27, for the Mountain Home Music series show 'Bluegrass & The Blarney Stone.' This Saturday, June 27, Caldwell County bands Strictly Clean & Decent and The Harris Brothers will take the stage at the Blowing Rock School auditorium for this ...

Civil War re-enactors will be on the grounds throughout Opening Day for the Banner House Museum, Saturday, June 20.

Whether the town of Boone's budget glass is half empty or half full will probably depend on who is asked.

This year, the 7th annual High Country Yard Sale is taking place at Beech Mountain across from Town Hall on Saturday, June 20, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.

By all accounts, this May was the wettest May ever recorded in the High Country.

District Court Judge Ted McEntire presiding and Charlene Norris prosecuting on behalf of the state.

The Original Red Clay Ramblers and Joe Newberry will return to the stage at the Blowing Rock School Auditorium as part of the Mountain Home Music series this Sunday, May 31.

This Week in Music Compiled by David Brewer Once again, free music season is descending upon the High Country.

Multi-instrumentalist Joe Shannon is the founder and host of Mountainhome Music.

A group of dancers boogie down in front of the gazebo during a Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's General Mercantile on Beech Mountain.

Watch closely as those "sticks" in the ground at Cove Creek turn into lush vegetation that will stabilize the stream banks, help manage runoff to the stream and offer habitat for birds, amphibians and other critters.

Think you've got what it takes to bike and run the slopes of Beech Mountain? A pair of upcoming events take place at the highest spot in the High Country will put your endurance to the test as Beech Mountain plays host to The Beest Cycling Time Trial and A Cool Five race and fun run.

This Thursday, April 30, ASU's Center for Appalachian Studies will present An Appalachian Evening, a concert to raise money for scholarships.

Have you ever been watching NBC at 8:00 on a Tuesday night and wondered if you could be the Biggest Loser? You're in luck.

Researched by Sam Calhoun Look familiar? This picture was taken on April 7, 2007, exactly two years before this week's similar late-season snowfall took its toll on early spring flowers.