The Blowing Rock Women’s Club, which was founded in 1978, has awarded about $131,000 in college scholarship money for the ...

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — A hiker died Wednesday morning after falling off the side of Glen Burney Trail in Blowing Rock, the Watauga Democrat reported. At approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, emergency ...

The heat wave will exit this weekend as milder upper 70s to lower 80s return behind a cold front. Rain is likely Friday.

Recently, there was a groundbreaking for the much-anticipated Boone Gorge Park project on the Middle Fork Greenway (MFG), attended by representatives from several of the businesses, individuals, and ...

A report from the NWS Blacksburg VA was issued on Tuesday at 8:13 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. for Watauga County.

BLOWING ROCK — Mose Cone Memorial Park’s Bass Lake (1 Bass Lake Dr.) is celebrating its 120th year. The man-made lake was ...

The United States is home to some of the most awe-inspiring mountain towns inthe world — places where jagged peaks meet charming downtowns, and nature walksright up to your doorstep. These mountain ...

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Another section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in Western North Carolina. Officials said the section is a 12-mile ...

A Blue Ridge Parkway section opened July 21 near Linville Falls and Beacon Heights, as crews push through the first round of ...

Speakers at the NAACP’s national convention in Charlotte say Medicaid cuts will hurt workers and rural hospitals in North Carolina.

Mothballs, essential oils, products that vibrate the ground and other items have been used to deter snakes. But their efficacy has been questioned.