Each of these businesses hold high the value of community partnerships,” said David Jackson, President/CEO of the Boone Area ...

The property was purchased from Monte Green, who bought the land in the 1990s, eventually using one tract for his home and leaving the rest undeveloped. Through his family’s stewardship the property ...

Are you interested in learning more about law enforcement to include patrol officer functions, criminal investigations, K9 ...

January 14, 2026. Join Blue Ridge Conservancy at the Appalachian Theatre on January 31 for a screening of “Girl Climber,” and a panel including filmmaker Jon Glassberg and BRC’s Eric Hiegl. In the ...

Nov. 17, 2012. Each year the United States Tennis Association of North Carolina recognizes individuals and organizations for extraordinary service and representation of the game. The high country will ...

And then the movie did something with Ben that greatly detracted from all that hard work: it made the character unnaturally smart. I’m not talking about the early scenes of the chimp functioning in ...

January 6, 2026. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

Back in 2019, brothers Benny and Josh Safdie delivered one of the best films of the year, and possibly the decade, with “Uncut Gems.” The film was, as I wrote in a review earlier this year, “a ...

The High Country Radio Staff in front of their new location. Mark Norris, Natalie Jones, Erica Lackey, Klair Lindsay, Jeff Brown, Kenneth Reece, Aidan Riley and Karen Ventrone. Photo by Ashley Poore.

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 ...

Provided by: Russ Ferguson, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Mint Hill man that allegedly planned to use knives and hammers to execute a deadly New Year’s Eve ...