Jeff Matheson is the new park superintendent at Rendezvous Mountain in Wilkes County. The lands were previously managed by the N.C. Forest Service as a state educational forest, but legislation returned the property to the state park system in ... [READ MORE]

The Boone Town Council and the Boone Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday July 25 at 6 pm in Council Chambers, 1500 Blowing Rock Road Boone. The hearing will concern a UDO text amendment, Demolition Standards and Public Art ... [READ MORE]

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture announces Double Up Food Bucks Awareness Week July 24 to July 30, to highlight the Double Up Food Bucks Program. The Double Up Food Bucks Program is a healthy food incentive program, powered by Blue Ridge Women in ... [READ MORE]

High temperatures return to the High Country this week, and the Boone Fire Department reminds you to do your part to reduce deaths of children and pets in vehicles from heatstroke. Avoid heatstroke related injury and death by never leaving a ... [READ MORE]