After being vacant for 25 years and becoming a big eyesore in the middle of Banner Elk, the former Charles A. Cannon Memorial ...

As summer brings warmer temperatures, AppHealthCare is urging the community to take action to prevent tick-borne diseases. Tick bites are more common in the summer months, with the highest levels of ...

Tickets for “Grandfather Presents: Conor Knighton” are on sale online now. To learn more about “Grandfather Presents: Conor Knighton” and to purchase tickets, visit ...

Watauga County, NC — On the evening of June 25, 2025, deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – Sports Titan, a North Carolina-based leader in sports betting technology, proudly announces a strategic tethering partnership with North Wilkesboro Speedway. This ...

WATA: 1450 AM & 96.5 FM. Founded in 1950, WATA is the High Country’s favorite for Local News, Talk and Sports. Live local talent includes mornings with Mark Norris from 6-9am M-F. WATA also broadcasts ...

LINVILLE, N.C. – The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows on ...

Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts celebration, An Appalachian Summer, presents violinist Tessa Lark, cellist Joshua Roman, and double bassist Edgar Meyer on Wednesday, July 9 at 7:30pm ...

This season’s artists include Amos Lee, Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer, Tessa Lark, Joshua Roman and Edgar Meyer, Joan Osborne and Lisa Loeb, Heather Headley with Western Piedmont Symphony, Peabo ...

GoBlueRidge.Net and High Country Radio is proud to offer five radio stations with content created specifically for the High Country. All of our stations are live and local and provide the latest news ...

MARION, N.C., April 16, 2025 – Bee Rock Creek Fire- Grandfather Ranger District 4/17/2025 The USDA Forest Service along with the North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County and Woodlawn Fire ...

BOONE, N.C. — Mariana Greene, public communication specialist for Appalachian State University’s New River Light and Power (NRLP), received the 2025 Robert E. Roundtree Rising Star Award during the ...