Boone News

As he approaches his 91st birthday Saturday, evangelist Billy Graham says his 'heart is filled with gratitude.' Graham, the world-famous evangelist who lives in Montreat outside Asheville, plans to have a quiet birthday, visiting with family members at his home.

A Boone, NC man is in jail today after police allege he sexually abused a juvenile.

The North Carolina Society of Historians honored author Julia Taylor Ebel with a number of awards for her contributions to the preservation of North Carolina.

Photographers Maggie Farrington, Savannah Strickland, Eli Morgan, Kristian Jackson and Kayla Morton have volunteered their time to offer a low cost photo session at The Children's Playhouse this Saturday and Sunday.

Published in The Watauga Democrat Oct. 27, 2009 A pilot experiencing mechanical difficulty made an emergency landing at the Boone airport off Bamboo Road Monday evening.

Boone's Aran Cacciola is followed by a host of riders as he takes a curve in the Hawksnest Cyclocross two years ago.

Skyline Membership Corporation, under its wholly-owned subsidiary Skybest Communications, is bringing state-of-the-art business services to downtown Boone.

A book signing reception was held last Friday, October 23, at the Jones House in downtown Boone for The Architectural History of Watauga County , a hardback coffee table book about 30 years in the making.

Satan and his demons from last year's Judgement House production at Howard's Creek Baptist Church.

Researched by Sam Calhoun Any motorist traveling through Boone last Thursday, October 22, around 2:00 p.m. knows that getting around town was less than easy.

The public can comment on the proposed creation of a Historic Preservation Commission in Boone on Monday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Council's quarterly public hearing at the Town Council Chambers.

In 2007, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners authorized the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the county and appointed a seven-member Plan Oversight Group to guide the preparation of the plan, which is called the "Citizens' Plan for Watauga." In late 2007 and early 2008, the Plan Oversight Group sponsored a series of community meetings ...

Runners travel toward the finish line during last year's Mayview Manor 5K run. This year's race begins at the Blowing Rock School at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, and more than 30 competitors have already registered to participate.

City police charged a Boone man with possession of Ecstasy. Sean Alexander Herberg, 20, of Howard Street, Boone, was charged with simple possession of MDMA or Ecstasy.

On October 20, Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson and former Mayor Velma Burnley publicly opened the Clawson-Burnley Park, located off Hunting Hills Lane across from the National Guard Armory.

Major Kent Davis of the Salvation Army's core command in Hickory, Jerry Walker and an unidentified donor during the 2008 annual Red Kettle fundraiser in Boone.

Following are the candidates in competitive races for elected office in Elk Park.

The Watauga County Historical Society recently published a book, The Architectural History of Watauga County, North Carolina , based upon state surveys ranging back 30 years to the present.

Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map panels created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency were presented to the Town of Boone in 2008.

The volunteers of the Watauga Education Foundation are again partnering with innovative teachers in Watauga County to benefit students.