Last Updated on December 24, 2025 8:15 am Keep track of Santa as he travels the globe on Christmas Eve 2025. Tracker courtesy of NORAD 

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Last Updated on December 23, 2025 11:22 am Boone, NC – After a 30 year effort, Blue Ridge Conservancy is thrilled to announce the purchase of 74 acres on Howard Knob, securing the property for hiking, rock climbing, and other public recreation, and protecting it from future development. The property adjoins Watauga County’s existing 5-acre …

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Last Updated on December 23, 2025 11:04 am BOONE – Additional parking options are available for visitors to downtown Boone through Sunday, January 4, as Appalachian State University parking lots remain unrestricted during the holiday period. Appalachian State University Parking (Unrestricted Through January 4): College Street Parking Deck, 162 College Street DriveStudent Recreation Center, 150 …

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Last Updated on December 23, 2025 10:44 am BOONE – The North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks has announced that Nicole Harmon, MMC, NCCMC, Town Clerk for the Town of Boone, has been appointed District 10 Director for the 2025–2026 term. Harmon will represent clerks in District 10, assist with outreach and communication, and support …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:11 pm Governor Josh Stein has ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to remain at half-staff through sunset Friday, December 26 in honor of former NC Governor James B. Hunt, who died on Thursday.  Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 26 …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:51 am RALEIGH – Renew NC, North Carolina's housing recovery program, announced that the deadline for western North Carolina homeowners to apply for assistance through the Single-Family Housing Program has been extended to January 31, 2025. The extension provides one additional month for homeowners to submit applications for help …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:28 am BOONE – WAMY Community Action announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has officially lifted the “Stop Work” Order for Community Services Block Grant activities, as well as for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Heating and Air Replacement Program. Effective …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:38 am CTNC has secured permanent protection of 393 acres of forestland and headwater streams along the Blue Ridge Parkway with support from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, Fred and Alice Stanback, and other generous donors. This achievement safeguards one of the most visible and ecologically significant landscapes surrounding E.B. Jeffress …

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