Sepi The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant ...

Evelyn Lockner Greer, 83, of Boone, passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2026 at her home. Born October 6, 1942 in Johnson County, Tennessee, a daughter of James and Blanie Payne Lockner. She was ...

Samuel Fay Beasley II, known as i-Fry to most, 65, of Boone, North Carolina passed away peacefully at the beach on July 3rd, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sam ...

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Miller, born Mary Elizabeth Calloway, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026, in Boone, North Carolina, at the age of 70. A lifelong resident of Boone, she was born ...

Reinhard Kauke was born on February 17, 1941, in a nice city in northern Germany. Because of World War II and the turbulent years that followed, he did not have an easy childhood. His family’s home ...

Once nearly a million dollar home, the property now sits vacant with the front doors chained and locked. Black paint is peeling from every side of the house and several windows have been shattered.

• Plus: Access to customer service, booking contacts, vendor info, volunteer info … and more! “It’s amazing that we are here, ready to start the journey home to FloydFest once again,” said John ...

AJ Nowell has worked “in meat” for 20 years. And for nearly 15 of those 20 years he has dreamed of owning his own butcher shop. And in early July, AJ, and his wife and business partner, Ashley, will ...

Born in Shawnee, OK, in 1937, William Moorer Merrill was destined to do great things. After all, his high school art teacher had encouraged him to “trust his eye for aesthetics.” Will attended The ...

Tucked on a side street just off of Main Street in Blowing Rock, is a small plot of land that was destined to be a sacred place for the community. What started out as a putt putt course and was once a ...

Yonni’s Clubhouse hosts around 10 interactive indoor exhibits, focusing on pollinators, climate, weather and ecosystems that include a seek-and-find forest mural, glass exhibit habitats for ...

Ramps, Allium tricoccum, are species of wild onion. They are delicious and nutritious and have a very important place in the cultural and culinary history of the southern Appalachians. Native ...