May 29, 2025 During the May 28, 2025, Boone Town Council meeting, the Council announced that Daniel Duckworth has been selected as the new Chief of Police for the Boone Police Department. Chief ...

Wallace James Martin, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully on September 6, 2026, at Glenbridge Healthcare in Boone. Born on December 15, 1950 in Boone, Wallace was the only child ...

Anthony Reed Hagler passed on to his eternal reward on Thursday, August 27. Tony was born on June 19, 1952 in Boone, North Carolina to the late Robert Hagler Jr and Kathryn Wilson. Tony was the last ...

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 ...

• 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 ...

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 ...

My older brother, Dick (nicknamed “P.B.”… my middle name is Scott ), was killed by a drunk driver the day after Christmas, 1971. We had been living in Atlanta, where he had a shoe store and I 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 ...

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 ...

BANNER ELK, N.C.— An exciting new season of Lees-McRae Summer Theatre kicks off in May 2026, and it’s not too late to audition for any of the four shows that are part of the summer lineup. The 2026 ...

Denica Wheeler Joyce passed away at her home, surrounded by family on April 2, 2026. She was born in Rockingham County and grew up in Mayodan, NC. Denicas first love was her family. She was a member ...

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.