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OBITUARY: Richard Bennington Washer, 95

Richard Bennington Washer, age 95, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.  Born May 21, 1930, in Boston,...

Testing Limits

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — What is...

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Watauga Board of Elections meeting cancelled, rescheduled

NOVEMBER 14, 2023. BOONE, N.C. —The regular, 2nd Tuesday...

Updated Schedule for NC 105 Bridge Project from NCDOT

SPECIAL REPORT. BANNER ELK – A contractor for the...

‘Hidden Agenda’? Town addresses problem of safety hazards

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — In response...

‘Energy Insights’ new informational series by Blue Ridge Energy

By David Rogers. LENOIR, N.C. — How energy industry...

SNAPSHOT: Those rowdy days in Blowing Rock…

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — If anyone...

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Opinion

Testing Limits

Why is voter turnout so LOW in local elections?

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — In a...

Watauga County: at a Crossroads of Life and Death?

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Watauga Medics...

North Carolina Healthcare’s ‘Catch-22’

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Competition is...

Beam me up, Scotty!

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — I learned...

Never Miss a Story

Government
Government

Town Council extends ‘Art in the Park’, with concerns

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — A light...

Conditional rezoning and Phase 1 approved for Shoppes on the Parkway

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — A large...

Why is voter turnout so LOW in local elections?

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — In a...

Town Council approves putting out to bid a $2.25 million installment loan, loading zones

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Unanimous approval...

Bennett rezoning narrowly approved, budget and parking enforcement proposals pass

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — For at...

Watauga County: at a Crossroads of Life and Death?

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Watauga Medics...

Blowing Rock Town Council rejects Shoppes on the Parkway redevelopment plan, for now

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Plans for...

Green Park Inn redevelopment takes center stage in February’s Town Council meeting

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — After roughly...

Obituaries

OBITUARY: Kim Jenkins Rogers, 67

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Kim Rogers, 67, passed away...

OBITUARY: John Rundell, 87

John Orland Rundell, age 87, was born on April...

OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Hastings

James "Jim" C. Hastings, 81, of Boone, NC and...

OBITUARY: George Ball, 90

George Michael Ball: Born: May 3, 1934 | Died: March...

OBITUARY: Raymond Lloyd Buckner, 85

Raymond Lloyd Buckner, age 85 of Blowing Rock, passed...

Business

Giving back — purposefully, in our backyard

  By David Rogers. RALEIGH, N.C. — Tragically, for so...

REBRANDING: When (and how) one-plus-one equals four

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. A business decision to...

Arts and Entertainment
Entertainment

BRAHM reports winners of the 2025 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — They were all out in the open, scattered around Blowing Rock and its surroundings, with but two...

SNAPSHOT: A Celtic Celebration

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Few finales...

Let’s get physical

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Since the...

A new, different kind of therapy

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Call her...

Finding creativity between the left brain and the right brain

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Born and...

From an adventurous, even chaotic childhood comes vivid colors with purpose

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Surviving a...

UPDATED: Finding beauty in an unlikely place

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Parking in...

Serenity out of chaos

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — A high...

The Paint Whisperer

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — If you...

Color-FULL ‘Young at Art’ exhibit opens at BRAHM

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — When kindergartner...

Community Announcements

Updated Schedule for NC 105 Bridge Project from NCDOT

SPECIAL REPORT. BANNER ELK – A contractor for the...

@BRAHM: California Impressionism in an iPhone World with Dr. Will South

California Impressionism in an iPhone World with Dr. Will...

@BRAHM: Mindfulness Meditation Group

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m. Make time...

Watauga Board of Elections meeting cancelled, rescheduled

NOVEMBER 14, 2023. BOONE, N.C. —The regular, 2nd Tuesday...

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