The Watauga Arts Council, in collaboration with the Downtown Boone Development Association, is thrilled to announce the return of Buskers Fest in 2025. The event will take place on September 20th, ...

Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren has been appointed vice chancellor of research and innovation at Appalachian State University, ...

The Town of Boone continues its Summer Concerts at the Jones House series on Friday, July 11, with a night of powerful string ...

The Appalachian State University Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies (CJHPS) will host the 23rd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium from July 10–16 at Appalachian State's Boone campus.

Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has announced ...

This is the centennial year of the current location of Holy Cross Episcopal Church and its signature red front door, and the parish will commemorate this blessed anniversary with a series of ...

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its transformative AVL Forward project: the opening of the new North Concourse and TSA security check point on June 25, ...

As summer brings warmer temperatures, AppHealthCare is urging the community to take action to prevent tick-borne diseases. Tick bites are more common in the summer months, with the highest levels of ...

High Country Press was established 05-05-05 by Ken Ketchie along with the help of many writers, editors, designers, salespeople, and support staff. On Feb. 29, 2012, the newspaper made the ...

Recipients of the 2025 Town of Boone 1872 Award have been named and will be recognized this Friday at the Boone 4th of July Parade. The individual honorees are Kay Borkowski and David Jackson, and the ...

While the emergency response system is a bit confusing to laymen, it’s easily understood. When 911 is contacted, first responders are sent based on geographic location, as in when the Boone Fire ...

June has been Pride month in North Carolina for many years, dating back to the “Our Day Out” march in Asheville back in 1981. It became an official month to focus on and proclaim LGBTQ+ rights in 2018 ...