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BOONE — The Southern Appalachian Historical Association recently celebrated the opening night of its 2026 season of Horn in the West, launching an evening that honored the past while looking
BOONE — The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts will host an evening of creativity, artistic exploration and community engagement during downtown Boone’s Art Crawl for its Summer Exhibition Celebration
BOONE — Watauga Post 130 battled back in the middle innings to stay within striking distance of South Caldwell Post 29 during Thursday night’s American Legion baseball contest.
BOONE — The Watauga 8-and-under all-star team saw its run in the Tar Heel League District 2 tournament end on Thursday evening in a 16-2 defeat to Wilkes County at
MILLERS CREEK — Drew Cheek made the most of his opportunity on Tuesday night, June 23, when his number was called in Wilkes County’s 5-4 win against Lake Norman at
Jason Dorn is a man who dares to dream small. He does this not out of skepticism, but out of necessity, for he sees himself as a realist.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Community Revitalization has announced a first-round Notice of Funding Opportunity, making $70 million in federal funding...
WASHINGTON, D.C .— The Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has chosen Robin Miller, IOM, CEO of the Blowing Rock Chamber of
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce has been named a finalist for the 2026 Chamber of the Year award, presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). ACCE
BOONE — After going through an “inherited” filing cabinet full of past toilet rebate applications, Water Conservation Program Coordinator Victoria O’Connor kept seeing one name repeated over and over...
The following information is courtesy of the Boone Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY — Multiple departments from Wilkes and Watauga counties assisted in carrying out an injured hiker on Sunday afternoon.
Editor’s note: This article features news and photos from past editions of the Watauga Democrat.
BLOWING ROCK — The Edgewood Cottage Artist in Residence program continues with watercolor landscape artist Barb Capeletti and oil painter Earl Davis from June 29 to July 5.
The following information was provided by AppHealthCare. Restaurants and meat markets are inspected once to four times per year based on risk frequency, child care facilities and year-round swimming pools
BOONE — In December 2003, Doc Hendley was living a split reality. By night, he bartended in Raleigh; by day, he was an NC State senior one semester from graduation.
BOONE — Some downtown Boone roads are closing for an hour on Saturday, June 27, for the Boone Pride March.
The Magic Mailbox — on King Street near the Turchin Center — is a place for all to stop, reflect and anonymously answer a question current question with supplies provided
MORGANTON/DURHAM — Six students from Watauga County were part of 470 from all across North Carolina who graduated this year as members of the residential Class of 2026 of the
LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has bid farewell to Yonahlossee (Yonnie) the black bear.
BOONE — On Wednesday, July 1, at 7:30 p.m., the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra takes audiences on a musical journey exploring home, identity, and belonging. Part of An Appalachian Summer Festival,
BOONE — Employees, families and friends of Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care enjoyed an evening of live music, cold brews and delicious food to raise $3,500 to advance
“When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, ‘What are
The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.