With even more bands left to announce, the 2026 lineup expands today with the addition of Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, Tyler ...

March 3, 2026 - Alongside honoring the past, The Wailers remain firmly rooted in the present. Their recent albums One World and Evolution — both Grammy-nominated — reaffirm the band’s creative ...

Rena Mae Miller Goodman, Age 86, of Vilas, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on February 23, surrounded by loved ones. Born on November 9, 1939, to Monroe Cottrell Miller and Estella Mae White ...

In the Fall of 2005 Bill Leonard of Ski Country Sports dreamed up the idea of organizing a High Country race series for local adult skiers. The point of the series was to have fun, as well as to enjoy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bill Fisher, Morning show host on The Highway 106.1 & 102.3. Photo submitted. Boone, NC — WMMY Highway 106.1 & 102.3 has announced significant changes to its daily lineup aimed at deepening community ...

Peggy Sue Speer Cerchione of 371 Lawrence Greene Road, Deep Gap, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026. She is at long last reunited with her beloved husbandAngelo Cerchione who passed away 20 years ...

The celebration of one of the top milestones in the 125-year history of Lees-McRae College—the rededication of its Historic Commons buildings following the recent completion of their renovations and ...

Our web based newspaper, www.highcountrypress.com, serves Watauga, Avery and Ashe counties in northwestern North Carolina. The publication is based in Boone, focusing on news, community information ...

The Poverty Simulation provides a powerful opportunity for our community to build empathy, strengthen collaboration, and better understand how we can support individuals and families working to ...

Wanda Ward Harrell, age 77, of Old US Highway 421, Zionville, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 30, 1947 in Avery County, she was a daughter of Arnold and ...