This is article is one of several looking at what's ahead in 2026 in Watauga County and its various municipalities.

Boone Town Clerk Nicole Harmon was appointed District 10 Director of the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks for ...

Perched high in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the quirky college town of Boone, which at only a 3-hour’s drive from us in Raleigh, is the perfect destination for a getaway. Boone isn’t just a mountain ...

There’s a specific spot as I cruise up U.S. 421 that lets me know I’m nearly there. The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat. My car shifts into a lower gear ...

The City of Boone is gearing up to fill four city council positions in the Nov. 4 election. Boone has two contested city council races. Jordan Hammer and Autumn Weaver are competing for the Ward 1 ...