Blowing Rock

After road work was set to close large sections over the next several months, an agreement was reached to delay the shutdown until after tourist season ends in the fall.

House Bill 306 would have given Boone, Blowing Rock and Watauga County Board of Education the opportunity to provide workforce housing for municipal workers and teachers.

House Bill 306 would authorize Boone, Blowing Rock and the Watauga County Board of Education to provide workplace housing for town and county staff and teachers.

A popular sledding site in the High Country has been closed due to unsafe conditions.  The area is known as “Sled Hill,” located off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock.

Blue Ridge Conservancy officials have a plan in place for creating a park on 33 acres to anchor its Middle Fork Greenway, the next step in creating a walkable link between Boone and Blowing Rock.

A High Country conservation group is moving closer to its goal of protecting the forests and waterways that make up the famous views from Blowing Rock.

Dozens of toxic plants, known as hogweed, have been found in Watauga County.