The Mountain City Police Department, in cooperation with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Watauga County ...

Ashe County Schools, Watauga County Schools, and Avery County Schools will each operate on a two-hour delay on Jan. 16, 2026, ...

The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its winners of the 2025 Watauga County Business of the Year Awards.

Parents in Watauga County are concerned their kids have missed too much school because of weather this year. This school year, the district has had 17 inclement weather days and missed 17 days during ...

WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — Watauga County officials announced a free program to assist residents and businesses in clearing storm debris and unsafe structures caused by Hurricane Helene. The Private and ...

WATAUGA, N.C. — Watauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who has been missing for ten days. James Lynn Keller disappeared on Feb. 14, 2025. The ...

At just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, Watauga County Communications received a call regarding a chimney fire in the 6100 ...

Waterway debris removal continues in Watauga County, North Carolina. So far more than 370,000 cubic yards of debris left by the hurricane have been removed since late February 2025. Will Brandt, ...