Category Archives: Latest Local News

The voter registration deadline for the November 3rd midterm election is approaching. Eligible voters who want to cast their ballot by mail or on Election Day need to register by 5 p.m. this Friday, O...

This week is National Fire Protection Week, a time when our local fire departments and leaders remind the public of some simple but effective measures that could save lives. The Boone Fire Department ...

Considered an important member and business leader in the High Country, Fred Pfohl passed away this past weekend. Best known as the founder and owner of General Mercantile in Beech Mountain, Pfohl was...

In effect October 1st, no more standing in line at the tag office for a sticker or registration card. The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is going digital for some services, as drivers wil...

It'll be time to vote before we know it as the annual Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum takes place this evening at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on West King Street. Presented by...

The Ashe County Sheriff's Office goes on a high-speed chase of a motorcycle, where they not only stopped the suspect but discovered a quantity of methamphetamine. Earlier this month, Lance James Mahal...

The National Park Service announces the completion of an over $100 million rehabilitation to 75 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This major work was funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, as the i...

High Country Radio News began an interview series today (Sept. 28) with Dr. Alycia Brown to bring attention to September: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Dr. Brown operates Dogwood Psychi...

It's a new week and here's the latest on Downtown Boone's Howard Street Project. Starting today (Monday), crews plan to continue working on the power centers and hopefully install some streetlight pol...

RALEIGH, N.C. - App State Football showed plenty of fight during a dramatic fourth-quarter rally on the road, but NC State responded to the Mountaineers' game-tying touchdown by regaining the lead for...