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![]() | Mrs. Aner Laverral Johnson Fox (2018-12-21 18:06:22) Mrs. Aner Laverral Johnson Fox, age 86, of Ponce de Leon, Florida passed away December 18, 2018 at the Chautauqua Nursing Facility in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Full Story |
![]() | Beverly Sue Melton Smith (2018-12-21 18:04:52) Beverly Sue Melton Smith, age 73, of Connelly Springs, NC, passed away December 7, 2018 at her residence. Full Story |
![]() | Mr. Melvin Thomas Tilger (2018-12-21 18:02:33) Mr. Melvin Thomas Tilger, age 80, of Lenoir passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Caldwell UNC Healthcare. Full Story |
Mary Jo Schmude (2018-12-21 17:54:34) Mary Jo Schmude, 55, of Mountain City, Tennessee fought a courageous battle with cancer right to the end. Mary Jo passed away, in her home, in the early morning hours of Friday, December 14, 2018. Full Story | |
Delmer David Morley (2018-12-21 17:52:49) Delmer David Morley, age 94 of Shady Valley, Tennessee went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 05, 2018. Full Story | |
Wayne S. Snyder (2018-12-21 17:51:36) Wayne S. Snyder, age 67, of 221 Trivette Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Full Story | |
![]() | Lewis “Abby” Snyder (2018-12-21 17:45:05) Lewis “Abby” Snyder, 74, of Gray, TN passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Mr. Snyder was born in Banner Elk, NC on May 22, 1944, to the late Grant and Katherine Wills Snyder. Full Story |
![]() | High Country Radio News December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21 16:18:55) Listen to High Country Radio News from December 21st, 2018. Full Story |
![]() | Boone Police Investigate Bomb Threat In Downtown (2018-12-21 16:17:46) On Friday, December 21st at approximately 9 a.m., Boone Police 911 Telecommunications Center received a call from an unknown man making claims of bombs and violence occurring at an address near the Watauga County Courthouse. Full Story |
![]() | Crack In Fuel Line Causes Spill At Watauga Medical Center (2018-12-21 16:11:20) There was a 350 gallon diesel fuel spill at Watauga Medical Center from December 14th to 15th. Full Story |
![]() | Wells Fargo Grants $47,000 To High Country United Way (2018-12-21 16:06:13) The Wells Fargo Foundation gifted a $47,000 grant to High Country United Way. Full Story |
![]() | Real Estate Sales For Year Should Surpass 2017 (2018-12-21 16:00:24) The High Country real estate market is on pace to end the year as one of the most active in recent memory, according to the latest monthly sales figures from the High Country Association of Realtors. Full Story |
![]() | Beech Mountain Unveils Giant Christmas Ornament (2018-12-21 15:55:34) Beech Mountain has introduced a new winter attraction. Full Story |
![]() | Friday's Mid-Day Sports Report.... (2018-12-21 05:36:48) Watauga High senior Grace Hayes makes it official as she signs her National Letter, the WHS basketball teams sweep Wilkes Central on Thursday night, and Marc Payne is finally a Hall of Famer. For more on those stories and more sports headlines, please click on the link below.... Full Story |
![]() | 2019 App State Football Tickets on Sale Today (2018-12-20 19:15:35) BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State Mountaineers have wrapped up yet another championship campaign with an 11-2 record, a victory in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game (30-19 over Louisiana) and a fourth straight bowl win (45-13 over Middle Tennessee in the New Orleans Bowl). Full Story |
![]() | WHS Basketball Airs Tonight at 6 p.m..... (2018-12-20 19:09:37) The Watauga High basketball teams take on Wilkes Central at Lentz-Eggers Gym in their final game before the Christmas break. The Wilkes Central girls haven't won in Boone since 2015-16; the boys have won in Boone since 1999-2000.... Full Story |
![]() | More Lofty Accolades For Payne.... (2018-12-20 18:53:02) WEST JEFFERSON, NC - What more can you say about former Watauga and Ashe County High Athletic Director Marc Payne. Success seems to follow him around like a shadow. Full Story |
![]() | High Country Radio News December 20th, 2018 (2018-12-20 16:18:25) Listen to High Country Radio News from December 20th, 2018. Full Story |
![]() | Work Continues On Boone Water Intake Project (2018-12-20 16:17:00) On February 13th, 2017, the Harper Corporation and Garney Construction Company, Inc. were provided with the Notice to Proceed on the Boone Water Line, Water Treatment Plant, Intake and Booster Pump Station Project. Full Story |
![]() | Work Continues On Boone Water Intake Project (2018-12-20 16:14:30) On February 13th, 2017, the Harper Corporation and Garney Construction Company, Inc. were provided with the Notice to Proceed on the Boone Water Line, Water Treatment Plant, Intake and Booster Pump Station Project. Full Story |