Lees-McRae College has announced changes to its mask policy.

Read more: Lees-McRae Drops Mask Requirement On Campus

Appalachian State is collecting canned food at the Rock Saturday for the Hunger and Health Coalition.

Read more: App State Holds Canned Food Drive At Saturday's South Alabama Game

GE has announced a plan to form three new industry-leading, global public companies focused on aviation, healthcare, and energy.

Read more: GE To Expand Into Three Companies

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has announced it has paid, in-full, the mortgages on the homes of 35 Gold Star families across the country, including one family in Blowing Rock.

Read more: Tunnel To Towers Pays Blowing Rock Military Family's Mortgage

The Boone Town Council will meet Tuesday and Thursday, November 16 and 18.

Read more: Boone Town Council To Discuss Current State Of Emergency On Tuesday

The North Carolina Department of Labor has issued two separate fines to the Hound Ears Club after the death of an employee on May 31.

Read more: Hound Ears Fined, Cited After Employee Death In May

Blue Ridge Energy has announced that Grey Scheer, who has served as director of community relations for 22 years, is retiring in January.

Read more: Grey Scheer To Retire From Blue Ridge Energy, Rountree And Blevins Promoted

The local real estate market continues to see declining inventory and high sale prices.

Read more: High Country Realtors Says Prices Strong Despite Tight Inventory

Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in September.

Read more: High Country Counties Have Lowest Unemployment Rates

The Watauga County Board of Elections met Nov. 9 and certified the November 2 municipal election results.

Read more: Watauga Election Results Certified