On Wednesday, October 22, at around 7 a.m., NC State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision on NC 16 near Grindstone Lane in Wilkes County. A northbound 2018 Honda CR-V crossed the centerline ...

A fatal plane crash occurred at Avery County Airport on Friday morning around 11:45 a.m. The pilot was identified as 75-year-old James Perry Webb of Bakersville, North Carolina.

photographers to tune into the moments that heal, harmonize, uplift, and unburden. $20 entry fee. Selected artists will exhibit six images chosen by the juror. Deadline for submissions: November 20, ...

King Street Market is Boones newest weekday farmers market, offering fresh produce, eggs, meats, goat cheese, baked goods and value added foods from local farms, many of which, you won't see anywhere ...

Dr. Heather Norris was formally installed Friday as the eighth chancellor of Appalachian State University in a ceremony at Holmes Convocation Center. UNC System President Peter Hans presided over the ...

The Brushy Mountain Apple Festival, Wilkesboro NC, is one of the largest one-day arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast. The Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is not just this club's largest ...

Beech Mountain Farmers Market The 1st 100 attendees at each market will receive a free market shopping bag. We will have our usual samples and new this year a Farm Petting Zoo! Fresh organic produce, ...

Boone First Friday Art Crawl Check out the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on King Street, as well as the Mazie Jones Gallery in the Jones House Community Center. Art exhibits and wine tastings are ...

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Foster Grandparent Program is partnering with the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab to provide intergenerational mentorship and support to local children.

In the 12 months since Hurricane Helene damaged Western North Carolina, Governor Josh Stein’s Commerce Department has launched a new division to put $1.4 billion of federal recovery dollars to work, ...

For the past 12 months, the top priority of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has been to help communities in western North Carolina recover and rebuild from the devastation ...

BOONE, NC — When Hurricane Helene swept across Western North Carolina in September 2024, it unleashed one of the most catastrophic inland flooding events in the region’s history. Homes were lost, ...