Watauga County issued civil penalties to The Cottages of Boone in the maximum amount for non-compliance following solid waste issues and several instances of spilling wastewater, according to a Nov. 16...

The Boone Town Council Cultural Advisory Board met Monday to discuss upcoming community events like concerts, holiday events and improvements to historic properties such as The Jones House.  CAB appropriates...

Congressional candidate Jasmine Beach-Ferrara visited App State Wednesday to speak with the App State College Democrats and Boone residents.  Beach-Ferrara, a Democrat and Buncombe County commissioner,...

Jane Trivette was 19 and had $300. This is how she started to open Highway 194 Grocery store. A story that started 50 years ago with her husband, Allen Trivette. Jane Trivette tells this story sitting...

A professor is sharing positive stories about Native American history for students in Appalachia. Allen Bryant, associate professor in the Reich College of Education, said as director of the Gadugi...

Two App State faculty organized a town hall meeting Oct. 27, inviting the community to discuss the overcrowding Boone has recently experienced due to increased university admission and town expansion.  Clark...

App State’s Renewable Energy Initiative hosted a fall forum Friday, addressing active sustainability efforts at the university and in the greater community.  REI is a student-led organization on...

Even at 3,333 feet above sea level, two aquarium store owners managed to bring the saltwater lifestyle to the mountains of Boone. App State alumni find themselves back in the heart of Boone, obtaining...

All five Boone Town Council seats and Boone mayor were up for grabs on Election Night Nov. 2. These results come after all of Boone's precincts finished reporting Tuesday night. Mayor Tim Futrelle Boone...

Todd Carter won a seat on the Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 25.52% of the vote.  Carter is the chief development director of the Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina and founder of the High...

Virginia Roseman was reelected to Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 25.15% of votes.  Roseman has lived in Boone since 2008. She worked for Horn in the West for eight years, according to High Country...

Jon Dalton George kept his seat on Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 24.15% of the votes. The alumnus and community activist from Midway, North Carolina was appointed to Town Council to fill in the remainder...