Hospitality House is no longer offering the one night of services for people outside their designated area, of Ashe, Wilkes, Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey and Alleghany counties, unless they are escaping...

A Watauga County resident became the fourth person to test positive for the novel coronavirus, AppHealthCare announced Thursday morning. This person has travel history and has been in isolation since being...

In conjunction with towns of Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone and Seven Devils, Watauga County is ending short-term rentals effective March 26 at 12 p.m. The measure is another attempt to help slow...

Mecklenburg County was the fourth North Carolina community to issue a “stay at home” order, effective Thursday morning. The county, which includes Charlotte, was soon followed by Durham, Winston-Salem...

Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina is continuing to fight homelessness and poverty throughout the High Country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The living facility, which serves an average of 11,500...

Black and gold tassels, mortarboards, gowns, stoles and cords will be seen through pixels on a screen this spring as App State’s class of 2020’s graduation is moved online. In an email on March...

Appalachian Regional Healthcare System announced Wednesday that visitors are no longer able to visit Watauga Medical Center or Cannon Memorial Hospital, effective Tuesday night. Exceptions will be made...

The Town of Boone is combating COVID-19, according to a letter to the town issued by the Town Manager John Ward and Mayor Rennie Brantz.  Watauga County, the Town of Boone and neighboring jurisdictions...

Many sanctuaries are sitting empty on Sunday mornings as the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina rise, but for some, worship continues online.  To slow the spread of the disease, The Centers...

AppHealthCare announced that a third Watauga County resident tested positive for COVID-19. The person has a travel history and has been in isolation since they were tested. The person is also improving. Local...

Students and teachers will not see classrooms for roughly another two months, as North Carolina public schools will stay closed through May 15 because of the new coronavirus.   On March 14, Gov. Roy...

After the UNC System’s reaction to COVID-19, App State faculty, staff and students hold concern for what's to come of the transition from in-person to online learning.   Per the email App State...