Boone to celebrate Pride with parade, festival this Saturday
Attendees can expect live bands, vendors, floats, a kids zone with face painting and more this year.
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App State researcher develops AI-driven microscope to detect poultry parasites
Poultry and livestock are important drivers of North Carolina’s economy. A new technology from Appalachian State University will help keep the animals safe from parasites.
Boone names Daniel Duckworth as police chief
Duckworth succeeds former police chief Andy LeBeau, who retired at the end of last year.
The Blue Ridge Parkway will be open for business this summer and fall
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.
Heavy High Country rain leads to some flooding in low-lying areas
Damage so far has been minimal, mostly limited to flooding on low-lying roads and bridges, says Will Holt, director of Watauga County’s Emergency Services.
Watauga workforce housing bill fails to advance in legislature
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.
Housing advocate worries that NOAA cuts could have disastrous impact
In September, the forecasts from the weather monitoring service sent workers at Hospitality House into motion ahead of Helene. Chief Development Director Todd Carter says the Boone-based nonprofit was able to get many homeless people living in the woods and by the rivers into shelters before the storm hit.
Boone photo exhibit explores kin and community in Appalachia
A photo competition put on by the Turchin Center for Visual Arts will feature submissions focusing on topics of kin and community.
Boone Chamber of Commerce Foundation opens second round of Helene relief funding
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation has reopened the window to apply for its Hurricane Helene Business Resiliency Disaster Grants.
Student mental health is a top priority for western NC educators after Helene
It’s been nearly three weeks since tropical storm Helene hit western North Carolina, flooding homes, washing away roads and upending the rural mountain towns in its path. But throughout this period of upheaval, educators have been working with kids to restore a sense of normalcy — if only for a few hours in the day.