Bears Earn Share of SAC Title.... (2018-10-28 14:27:45)

HICKORY N.C. – The No. 24 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team pummeled UNC Pembroke by a final score of 51-3 on Saturday afternoon and earned at least a share of the SAC Regular Season Championship thanks to a Carson-Newman loss to Tusculum. The Bears can clinch an outright championship with a win over the Eagles or Catawba in the final two weeks of the regular season. 

Virginia Tops Tar Heels, 31-21 (2018-10-28 14:19:45)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.  --- Bryce Perkins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Virginia beat North Carolina 31-21 Saturday.

LMC Sports Roundup.... (2018-10-28 14:12:16)

Swimming picks up a pair of victories on the road at Greensboro College

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Lees-McRae College swimming programs made a bit of history Saturday afternoon in Greensboro as both the men's and women's squads collected their first overall team victories in their inaugural season. The men's team defeated Greensboro College 67-28, while the women's team also defeated GC, 36-35.

Sunday's High Country Sports Update.... (2018-10-28 13:59:26)

App State Women's Cross Country Captures Sun Belt Championship

MOBILE, Ala. – Five Mountaineers earned All-Sun Belt honors as Appalachian State women's cross country captured its second Sun Belt Women's Cross Country title in program history on Saturday.

WHS Volleyball Advances To Elite Eight.... (2018-10-28 01:10:43)

BOONE - Yes, while the town of Boone and Watauga County are crowing about the football team's first (Northwestern) conference championship in 11 years (and well they should), the Watauga High volleyball team has quitely moved its way into the fourth round of the state playoffs for the second time in three years.

UPDATED: WHS Girls Win Regional Title... (2018-10-27 16:59:12)

CHARLOTTE - The Watauga High girl's cross country team won the 3A Western Regional championship on Saturday morning at McAlpine Park.

Friday's Scoreboard And Standings..... (2018-10-27 15:10:56)

NORTHWESTERN CONFERENCE

WATAUGA 35, FREEDOM 16

Pioneers Smother Freedom To Clinch Tie For NWC Crown.... (2018-10-27 04:36:24)

The Watauga High football team clinched a tie for its first conference title since 2007 on Friday night. Details on that story and more can be heard by clicking on the link below....

Hey, What About Us? (2018-10-26 16:35:38)

The Watauga High football team has a huge showdown with Freedom tonight at Jack Groce Stadium. The Pioneers are looking for their first Northwestern Conference title since 2007. But let's not forget Ashe County. The Huskies are aiming their sights on a conference title of their own. For these stories and more, please click on the link below....

High Country Radio News October 26th, 2018 (2018-10-26 15:24:19)

Listen to High Country Radio News from October 26th, 2018

Blowing Rock To Hire Interim Town Manager (2018-10-26 15:22:49)

The Blowing Rock Town Council unanimously decided to hire an interim town manager while it reviews candidates for the permanent position.

Mountaineers Fall; WHS Volleyball Advances To Sweet 16.... (2018-10-26 15:22:36)

The Appalachian State football team had its five-game winning streak snapped by its arch-rival, Georgia Southern, on Thursday night. The Watauga High volleyball team improves to 24-0 by sweeping out Sun Valley. You can hear those stories and more by clicking on the link below....

NRLP's Good Neighbor Program Rounds Up For Those In Need (2018-10-26 15:18:25)

For residents living in and around the Town of Boone who are near or below the poverty line, the transition from fall to winter brings the added financial stress of costs associated with heating their homes.

Watauga Habitat’s Blueprints And Bow Ties Raises $47,000 (2018-10-26 15:13:00)

Watauga County Habitat for Humanity and the Watauga Habitat ReStore raised a record-setting $47,000 at their annual Blueprints and Bow Ties event on Thursday, October 18th.

Missing our Plott hound, Coco (2018-10-26 14:22:08)

She’s very sweet, recently spayed, lives off Little Squirrel Creek Rd. In Avery County. 

Timothy Warren Harmon (2018-10-26 14:04:44)

Timothy Warren Harmon, age 64, of Linville, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Hudson, NC.

Fred C. "F.C." Ellenburg (2018-10-26 14:02:40)

Fred C. "F.C." Ellenburg, age 87, of Pineola, North Carolina passed away on Thursday,

Betty Raye Greene Koontz (2018-10-26 13:42:16)

Betty Raye Greene Koontz, age 85, of Boone, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, October 24, 2018.

Makenna Jacelynn Cash (2018-10-26 13:38:13)

Makenna Jacelynn Cash, infant daughter of Daniel and Tiffany Williams Cash, of Millers Creek, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.

Margaret Elizabeth Phillips (2018-10-26 13:34:14)

Margaret Elizabeth Phillips, age 91, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional.