Watauga County News

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

LINDA PAYNE Financial issues remain a top concern for the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Board of Trustees, prompting them to draft a letter to North Carolina Gov.

Election Day for local municipal races takes place on Tuesday, November 3. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in both counties.

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

Teen pregnancies have decreased significantly in Ashe County over the past year and that number has hit a 30-year low statewide.

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.

Eight candidates are in the running for three open seats on the Beech Mountain Town Council.

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

This Saturday, October 24, a group photo will be snapped at the Watauga County Farmers' Market at Horn in the West in Boone.

Early voting in both Watauga and Avery counties began on October 15 and ends on Saturday, October 31.

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.

Three Ashe County men were apprehended by the Boone Police Department on Sunday after allegedly breaking into several vehicles at a High Country shopping center.

Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue responded to the Blue Ridge Community Church for a fire on Sunday morning.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE>> The WCTDA recently announced the purchase of roughly 45 acres off Highway 421 East beside the Watauga County Landfill that, once meshed with a 130-acre adjoining tract already owned by the county, will become the 175-acre Rocky Knob Park-an outdoor recreation center offering a network of mountain biking and hiking ...

A local man was sentenced on several charges related to methamphetamine manufacturing following a federal probe on Thursday.

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

And Luther "Junior" Anderson had a job fighting forest fires in Ashe County and helping develop the area's Christmas-tree industry when one of his bosses at the N.C. Forest Service made a suggestion.

Law-enforcement officers captured an armed robbery suspect after a chase and brief struggle Monday, authorities said.

Repair broken windows around your home to help prepare for the drafts of a cold winter.

In preparation for a public hearing on the moratorium, which takes place in the Commissioners' Boardroom on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m., High Country Press is looking at the business of billboards, including their prevalence in the county and the permitting process.