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Tweetsie Railroad is planning to reopen on April 2.

High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:

The Watauga County Sheriff's office is warning about yet another phone scam.

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a bid for section four of the Middle Fork Greenway.

At last week's Avery Board of Education meeting, the board heard updates on student test scores.

The Beech Mountain Town Council meeting last week addressed options to deal with commercial trash pickup.

The Appalachian State Men's basketball team plays its first NCAA Tournament game in 21 years tonight, when they take on Norfolk State in the First Four round.

The 18th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition awards ceremony will be livestreamed Saturday evening from 6 to 6:30 pm.

On Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. gave an update on the state’s current data, trends and vaccination progress. 

Blue Ridge Parkway managers have announced an estimated 14,099,485 recreation visitors enjoyed the Parkway in 2020.

On Tuesday, a statement from Karen Brinson Bell on the Intelligence Community Report on Foreign Threats to 2020 Elections indicates the 2020 elections in North Carolina were secure and the results are accurate.

  1. Ashe County School Board Votes To Return Students To Plan A March 29
  2. Watauga Library, State Library Address "The Homework Gap"
  3. Bare Dark Sky Observatory Reopens Near Spruce Pine
  4. NC Wildlife Approves Rule Changes Beginning August 21