Zionville News

Damage to property was reported on the 100 block of Hill Road in Zionville. A mailbox, valued at $62, was reported damaged.

Larceny was reported in a parking lot on the 1600 block of U.S. 221 south in Blowing Rock.

More than 150 local real estate professionals gathered at the Broyhill Inn in Boone on June 17 for a general membership meeting of the group currently known as the Avery-Watauga Association of Realtors.

Only minor injuries were reported in an accident at the intersection of Mabel School Road and N.C. 421 in Zionville.

Dominque Dore Piscopo, 26, of 469 Willard Johnson Road, Vilas, was served with a criminal summons on a charge of a school attendance violation.

The newest AppalCART purchase was damaged Tuesday afternoon when a Ford Ranger pickup truck crossed the centerline and struck the bus in a near head-on impact.

By Melanie Davis melanie@mountaintimes.com An employee of the D & B Mini Mart in Zionville was held at knifepoint during a Tuesday night armed robbery.

Brush fire devours 40 acres Firefighters from Ashe and Watauga Counties battled a blaze that damaged approximately 40 acres just off Snyder Branch Road near the county line. via Watauga Democrat

“Everybody was standing on their porch in Valle Crucis all the way to Tennessee.”

A Saturday motorcycle ride to benefit a young cancer victim covered 51 miles and raised thousands of dollars, as well as hope. via Watauga Democrat

“The steep, rocky terrain was a challenge, but we have well-trained firefighters in the county who work very well together. Everything went as well as possible for an operation of this size”

The fire started from a resident burning household trash behind their home on Reese Road. via Watauga Democrat

Nicole Jamie Bowers, 27, of 724 Heg Greene Road, Deep Gap, was arrested on view as a fugitive from another state, Florida. via Watauga Democrat

A sleepy driver may be to blame in an early morning accident that killed a Zionville man on U.S. 421 North in Wautuga County yesterday. via 3WC Radio News Blog