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Highland Games set to return to Grandfather Mountain’s MacRae Meadows

Boone, North Carolina · Boone

Highland Games set to return to Grandfather Mountain’s MacRae Meadows

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This marks the 69th year for the beloved and historic celebration of Scottish ancestry and heritage, with the popular festival once again bringing a “wee bit o’ Scotland” to the High Country of North Carolina.See the Story

Will Easter and Midlife Trip to bring high-energy Americana to the Jones House on June 27

Boone, North Carolina · Boone

Will Easter and Midlife Trip to bring high-energy Americana to the Jones House on June 27

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BOONE — The Town of Boone is inviting the community to enjoy an evening of live music on Friday, June 27, as part of the ongoing Summer Concerts at the Jones House series in downtown Boone.Read Article

LETTER: Call to Action to Help with Some Advocacy Around Hurricane Helene Relief

Boone, North Carolina · Boone

LETTER: Call to Action to Help with Some Advocacy Around Hurricane Helene Relief

June 23, 2025 Letters to the Editor. By Robin Morgan / I have some potentially exciting news to share, along with a call to action for those of you willing to help with some advocacy around Hurricane Helene relief. We have a few sources that have shared that the NC Senate is starting to draft their version of a Hurricane Helene Aid package, influenced by the approved House Bill 1012. This is a SIGNIFICANT development, as this was previously goin…Read Article

Boone Pride Parade and Festival Happening June 28; Parade Steps Off at 12 Noon with the Festival to Follow from 1 pm – 6pm

June 23, 2025 Boone Pride returns to downtown Boone on Saturday June 28 for a Pride Parade and Festival. What started in 2022 as a small march on the sidewalks of King Street and a rally at The Jones House, has grown to include a parade down King Street and a half-day festival with vendors, live music, drag performances and food trucks. “I remember that first year scrambling to pull something, anything together in just two weeks,” states Boone P…Boone, North Carolina · Boone Read Article

LETTER: Do We Have to Have Homelessness?

June 23, 2025 Letters to the Editor. By Maryrose Carroll / Few of us are old enough to remember the heartbreak of the Great Depression, with its gaunt families living in cars, roaming in search of work, but we have seen the photos. I hope the Great Depression is not returning. But we are entering a dangerous progression. More people than ever are experiencing homelessness for the first time. Between 2019 and 2023, the number of individuals enter…Boone, North Carolina · Boone Read Article

Green Park Inn Project Sparks Interest, Debate

June 23, 2025 The Green Park Inn construction is well underway, with site work begun, golf wing demolition completed and most of the property’s contents donated to local and regional charities to help families affected by Hurricane Helene. Many people have shared information and misinformation on social media and through traditional media over the last few weeks. We met separately with the property’s new ownership group, Blowing Rock mayor, town…Charities · Boone Read Article

Equip baseball teams gearing up for state tournaments

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BOONE — Equip Sports, a ministry of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, is gearing up for this summer’s Western North Carolina Cal Ripken State baseball tournaments for various age groups.Baseball · Boone Read Article

Watauga County Signs Contract to Purchase Watauga Medics, INC for $1.7 Million

June 21, 2025 Watauga County has reached an agreement with Watauga Medics, Inc. for Ambulance Services in Watauga County to become a County-Operated Service. At the June 17, 2025 regularly scheduled meeting, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of the assets of Watauga Medics, Inc. for $1.7 million. $1 million was for the purchase of all ambulances and equipment of Watauga Medics, and $700,000 for the purchase of Medic…Boone, North Carolina · Boone Read Article

Poison Hemlock in the High Country…What to Know

Over the last several weeks, Watauga Cooperative Extension has received a number of calls from concerned citizens and farmers with questions about poison hemlock on their properties. Unlike the tall, dark green hemlock trees which are commonly found in our native Appalachian forests, poison hemlock is a highly toxic flowering plant that can grow 3 to 10 feet tall. …Boone, North Carolina · Boone Read Article

Will Easter and Midlife Trip Bring High-Energy Americana to the Jones House on June 27

June 20, 2025 The Town of Boone invites you to enjoy an evening of live music on Friday, June 27, as part of the ongoing Summer Concerts at the Jones House series in downtown Boone. Music begins at 5:30 PM with Will Easter, followed by an electric set from Midlife Trip. Raised in a porch-picking family in western North Carolina, Will Easter crafts songs that are both heartfelt and hard-hitting. His lyrics explore themes of home, memory, and emot…Boone, North Carolina · Boone Read Article

Transition of ambulance service from Watauga Medics to Watauga County

Watauga County has reached an agreement with Watauga Medics, Inc. for AmbulanceServices in Watauga County to become a County-Operated Service. At the June 17, 2025 regularlyscheduled meeting, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of theassets of Watauga Medics, Inc. for $1.7 million. $1 million was for the purchase of all ambulancesand equipment …Watauga County · Watauga County Read Article

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