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On Grandfather Mountain, breaking records is a breeze.

 

For the second consecutive year, the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show (BRCHS) has been chosen as one of the top ten hunter-jumper shows in the nation.

LifeStore Financial Group, Inc. reported net income of $801,102 for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 compared to $685,165 for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, or an increase of 16.9 percent.

The Watauga County School Board honored several individuals at its February meeting.

Nearly half of all states, including North Carolina, saw a small jump in gas prices on the week.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently unveiled its newly designed Wildlife Conservation License Plate, which features an artistic drawing of a Pine Barrens treefrog along with the agency’s signature “Wildlife” logo.

Appalachian State University is among 27 universities across the country selected to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in 2019.

The Watauga Humane Society has closed its kennels because of confirmed cases of parvo in the county.

Watauga County Schools was lucky last week to end up in the middle of a bout of mid-winter warm weather, but that didn’t stop students at Cove Creek School from taking to the slopes as part of their physical education classes with the help of Beech Mountain Resort and Edge of the World Snowboard Shop.

The Outdoor Recreation Management program at Lees-McRae now offers a new certification to add to its already growing slew of outdoor-focused certification courses.

MerleFest has announced six new artists additions.

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