Watauga County News

The Yates family, friends, community members and dignitaries gathered at the Matney Community Center Friday for the dedication of the "Ed Yates Highway," a four-mile section of N.C. 194 from Valle Crucis to the Hade Smith Road intersection in Watauga County.

Savor this -- Boone recently landed among the top five cities in the nation on Nielsen's annual Restaurant Growth Index.

The Boone Town Council is scheduled to take action Tuesday on requested conditional district zoning map modifications that would allow for an outdoor bar and service from a food truck at Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings Tuesday to seek input on important topics: the proposed county budget, the potential abolishment of the board of social services and the Department of Transportation's secondary roads program.

For the first time in 20 years, the Watauga County Board of Elections is about to undergo a political shift.

Templeton Properties officially withdraw its offer Sunday on the former Watauga High School property, and Watauga County officials are already planning for the next steps.

Following the discovery of some building-related issues at its new home, the Watauga Arts Council has delayed the official opening of the Blue Ridge ArtSpace until Thursday, May 23.

From left, soil and water conservation technician Brian Chatham, N.C. Cooperative Extension agent Wendy Patoprsty and Boone water conservation program coordinator Lane Weiss showcase the 'Ivy' rain barrel available to local residents at a discounted price.

The Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Board honored its 2013 recipients and their families with a dinner banquet at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Wilkesboro, NC on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Watauga County commissioners met Monday evening to hammer out final details on the 2013-14 budget before it goes to a public hearing Tuesday.

There are hundreds of stories at National Police Week filled with the same pain and anguish felt on the Seacoast last year, when Greenland police Chief Michael Maloney was killed.

The Boone Police Department will participate Thursday in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run, an event designed to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.

An elderly Boone man reported missing Monday evening was found dead early Tuesday near the site of his wrecked vehicle in Wilkes County.

Board of Commissioners Chairman Nathan Miller is facing criticism from liberal blog WataugaWatch for living outside the district he was elected to represent in 2010.

Three days of browsing through thousands of books. It's every bookworm's dream turned reality and it happens every spring during the annual book sale at Boone Mall.

The statement that Templeton Properties intends to withdraw an $18.9 million offer took less than a minute to make Tuesday morning during a Watauga County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The Boone Cultural Resources Advisory Board on Monday discussed a possible transition from leases to license agreements for the use of town-owned property, such as Daniel Boone Park, home of "Horn in the West." Town attorney Sam Furgiuele and the Boone Town Council have discussed the possibility of switching to licenses during the past year.

Watauga County is getting familiar with flooding. Rain that began falling Sunday turned into a deluge overnight, causing flooding and power outages throughout the High Country and closing schools on Monday.

Watauga County Manager Deron Geouque presented his proposed 2013-14 budget to commissioners Tuesday, a $55.8 million budget that increases spending by 2.28 percent overall.

The Watauga County Soil and Water Conservation District office says this winter and spring's heavy rains have prompted multiple queries about driveway damage.