Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05

Tweetsie Railroad Celebrates
50 Years of Family Fun in 2007

Theme Park Commemorates Golden Anniversary Season

North Carolina’s first theme park is celebrating a milestone in 2007—50 years of Wild West adventure and timeless family fun. (Full Story)

Architects Present High School Site Plan

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education will conduct a joint meeting in the commissioners’ boardroom on Tuesday, May 8, at 4:00 p.m. to consider this final site plan prepared by sfL+a Architects for the new Watauga High School. (Full Story)

Spring Issue Is Here!

The spring issue of High Country Magazine has arrived, and it’s packed with stories and photos of home-town folks who are making a difference in our communities—through music and dance, compassionate care and healing, sports, education, and inspired architecture. Copies of the magazine are going fast, so pick up yours at High Country Press distribution points today and add it to your growing collection of the region’s best magazine.

Weekly paper now available in PDF form!
Download or view complete sections of each week's High Country Press, complete with graphic layout and advertisements!

Tie A Yellow Ribbon!

Welcome the 1451st Home This Weekend! (Full Story)

Boone Board of Adjustment Denies Templeton Permit

They Won in D.C.!Student Group Wins EPA Award for Solar Greenhouse Research

Sixth Annual Empty Bowls Event Raises $6,400

Kiwanis Donate Books to Cove Creek School

Boone Clean-Up Day Participation Highest Ever

Planting Vegetables in the Congo

MerleFest 2007 Attracts Big Crowds and Big Spenders

Seventy-Six Trombones Parade into Watauga High School May 17 to 19

Relay for Life Team Fundraisers 2007

May Is National High Blood Pressure Education Month

Watauga High’s Auto Tech Students Win Awards at Recent Competitions

Watauga Surgical Group Offers Treatment for Varicose Veins

White Oak Vaulters Host Mountain Spring Fest May 26

Goss Introduces Legislation to Combat Underage Drinking

Remembering Rudy
Abused Children Lose a Friend

Boone Service League Awards Grant to W.A.M.Y.’s Gardening Project

Banner Elk Winery Wins Three Medals at
Blue Ridge Wine Festival

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Community News

Community Features

Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust Celebrates Ten Years of Service

On May 13, 1997, the League of Women Voters of Boone and Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development (BRRCD), concerned about the spiraling loss of rural land and culture in the High Country, met to discuss the creation of a regional land trust. By August, the Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust (BRRLT), had been established. (Full Story)

Watauga County Farmers’ Market Opens for the Season Saturday

Spring Naturalists’ Rally at Roan Mountain Friday through Sunday

Valle Country Fair Grant Applications Deadline June 15

New River Zoo in Fleetwood Reopens

Calling All Actors

High Country Business Network Meets at Appalachian Enterprise Center May 17

Buckeye Recreation Center Celebrates First Anniversary

Business Spotlight of the Week

Bouquet Florist—Delivering Smiles and Beaucoup de Bouquets for 30 Years

Celtic Fire Festival of Beltane Celebrates Life

Subway and YMCA Announce Fresh Fit Video and Poster Competition

Workshops at Carlton Gallery for Artists and Aspiring Artists Begin in June

Women Helping Women, Women Helping the Community

ARDI Leadership Summit June 11

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Events & Entertainment

Fun for Families . . .
and It’s Free!

Children’s Council Hosts Annual
Children’s Fair Saturday
When an annual event makes it into double-digit longevity territory, you know it’s a good one. And so it is with the Watauga County Children’s Council’s Children’s Fair. This weekend, the fair is celebrating its 17th birthday! (Full Story)

Downtown Boone Development Association Art Crawl This Friday

Legendary Party Band The SpongeTones Play P.B. Scott’s Reunion May 12

Spring Fling at the Dog Park May 5

Chicago’s Second City Comedy Troupe May 18 and 19

Night of the Spoken Word Features Ashe Writers May 12

Inaugural Asheville Music Jamboree Brings Music to Western N.C. June 1 to 3

Local Band Jolly Rogers Host Free CD Release Party May 11

Lonesome River Band Brings Bluegrass to Blowing Rock May 12

Book Signing at The Crossnore School May 10

Renewable Energy Workshop Series at Appalachian Begins in May

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