At 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, Grandfather Mountain, Incorporated ceased operating Grandfather Mountain, and the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation took control of operations.

The Blue Ridge Wine Festival was named a top 20 event by the Southeast Tourism Society.

If Daniel Boone were still alive, he would be celebrating his 275th birthday today.

Mt. Airy--Four men were shot to death late yesterday afternoon outside a television/appliance store, and an overnight manhunt for the suspect has reportedly ended with his arrest in Virginia. 

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced that the playoff pairings in soccer will be announced Monday afternoon between 12 noon and 1 pm.

The Watauga High women's cross country team qualified for the state meet next Saturday in Winston-Salem.

The Appalachian State football team keeps rolling along.

The Watauga High football team, playing its final regular-season home game at Jack Groce Stadium, put on a memorable performance Friday night.

Shannon Herndon of Watauga High was eliminated in the opening round of the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament at the Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh.

Tom Wright officially became the new Athletics Director at Watauga High at the stroke of midnight on Halloween, Saturday, October 31.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is once again working with Watauga County Schools to ensure the safety of its children on buses.

The High Country Blue Star Mothers will meet next weekend at the National Guard Armory.

The bad news is that it we will have less daylight in the evenings.  The good news is that we all get an extra hour of sleep this weekend.

A Burke County man was sentenced to 12 – 16 years in prison after entering an Alford Plea in a statutory rape trial.

After consulting with a certified arborist, Appalachian State University officials have decided they will cut down three trees to make way for the expansion to the new Central Dining Hall and Sanford Commons.

North Carolina released their School Report Cards yesterday for all schools and school districts in North Carolina.

Precision Printing, which is located in Boone, was awarded with the highest honor at the 2009 Premier Print Awards for their business cards entry.

The temperature reached 62 degrees today atop Grandfather Mountain, which tied a previous daily high record.

Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman has a few Halloween safety tips to keep everyone in the area safe this weekend.

Election Day for municipal races is Tuesday and High Country Radio continues to look at several candidates running for local offices.  Today, we’ll profile long-time Banner Elk Mayor, Deka Tate.

The H1N1 flu vaccine has made its way to the High Country, but the quantities are very limited.

Watauga County Parks & Recreation will host the Pumpkin House in the Boone Mall on Saturday.

Hound Ears officials and planners broke ground this morning on a new facility to house the gated commuunity's new security office

Imaging Specialists, a Sparta-based public relations company took home several awards at the North Carolina Society of Historians’ banquet earlier this month.

The App State volleyball team will hold their annual Dig Pink event on Saturday, which serves as a fundraiser for the Side-Out Foundation.

The U.S. Census Bureau named its managers for the 2010 Census office in Boone.

Election Day is just around the corner and High Country Radio is working to keep you informed about candidates running for local offices.  Today, we’ll take a look at Ed Hardin, who is running for Banner Elk mayor.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx cosponsored a measure yesterday that she says will ensure the process of finalizing healthcare legislation is open to the public.