December 30, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

Are you interested in the future of your community and have extra time to volunteer? Would you like to serve on one of Blowing Rock’s municipal boards? The Blowing Rock Town Council will soon consider ...

This is just a Christmas miracle.” said Jesslynn Forsyth, Kinship Navigator for High Country Caregivers. “Honda wanted to team up with us and provide our children with bicycles. That doesn’t happen a ...

“The Grandfather Challenge” program is sponsored by The Jason Project, Inc., which was formed by the parents of Jason Matthew Nipper, who passed away in June of 2014 at age 26. This private foundation ...

Today Renew NC, North Carolina’s housing recovery program, announced that the deadline for western North Carolina homeowners to apply for assistance through the Single-Family Housing Program (SFHP) ...

All the way back in 2009, director James Cameron introduced the world to the planet Pandora and the Na’vi race in “Avatar.” The film soon set the record for all-time highest grossing movie at both the ...

Barbara Lee (Bone) Kinsey, 82, passed away December 13, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina. Born October 8, 1943, in DeRidder, Louisiana to Rev. Amos Bone and Retha Bone, Barbara was a dedicated educator ...

From its ridiculous opening scene, there is little denying that “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is one of the stupidest movies of 2025. Its only real competition comes from Disney’s live-action “Snow ...

During the December 9 town council meeting in Blowing Rock, Mayor Charlie Sellers introduced Lane Bailey as new interim town manager. The council announced that the annual town retreat will be held ...

College football playoff picture: Provided by NCAA Committee on College Football. Image provided. Written by: Sam Garrett The 2025-26 College Football Playoff (CFP) starts with First Round games on ...