A scheduled road closure on West King Street in Boone has now been delayed. The closure was originally planned for today until August 6th for replacement of an existing drainage culvert and junction box. On Friday morning NCDOT decided to delay ... [READ MORE]

A TRAFFIC UPDATE IN BOONE TODAY, TIL 6PM STADIUM DRIVE BEGINNING AT HEMLOCK DRIVE ENDING AT TAGNLEWOOD DRIVE WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. FLAGGERS WILL BE ON HAND COMMUNICATING WITH MOTORISTS IN THE AREA. PLEASE BE ALERT. ... [READ MORE]

Blue Ridge Energy has been named by the Best Companies Group to the list of 2023 Great Employers in North Carolina. Blue Ridge Energy, which serves northwest North Carolina and parts of Virginia, was ranked number 2 on the list of companies with ... [READ MORE]

GAS PRICES AROUND THE STATE IN MANY SPOTS ARE BELOW $3 PER GALLON, BUT IN THE HIGH COUNTRY IT’S HIGHER. GAS BUDDY SAYS THAT BOONE’S PRICES RANGE FROM 3.29-3.49, IN NEWLAND THE AVERAGE IS 3.24 PER GALLON. IN WEST JEFFERSON THE RANGE IS FROM 3.07 ... [READ MORE]