Roller-coasting Through Class

Paws & Effect

Mall over troubled water

Girl Scouts to the Rescue

The pickings are slimmer in this week’s Eat Beat, folks. Life seems pretty calm in the High Country restaurant scene.

Daylight-saving time sparks smoke alarm safety tips
N.C. Insurance Commissioner Jim Long wants North Carolinians to eliminate common problems surrounding smoke alarm safety and fire prevention in the home this year during daylight-saving time.

Parent to Parent
Area support network helps families

A Wanda-ful Fundraiser
Cabbage Queens raise thousands for OASIS

Have a Heart... of Hospitality
It’s no news that supporting the community takes a lot of heart.

March events check into Watauga Library
The Watauga County Public Library will be offering events for patrons of all ages and wide-ranging interests this month.

AF Bank donates office space to Appalachian Women’s Fund
The Appalachian Women’s Fund has a new home thanks to the generosity of AF Bank and Insurance in Boone.

Health Dept. delivers annual prognosis
Appalachian District Health Department director Danny Staley gave the Watauga County commissioners an annual report Monday

State parks extend hours for DST
State parks will take advantage of a change in daylight-saving time by extending their operating hours in the spring and fall, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

Caring for Caregivers
ASU, High Country Area Agency on Aging address needs of employee caregivers

Consignment sale to benefit App. Christian School
Appalachian Christian School will be hosting its first biannual children’s consignment sale

Salvation Army announces grand opening of new store in Boone
Ribbon cutting, free food at Saturday’s event

March is Red Cross Month in Boone

WCCF hosts NCCF president
About 50 guests feasted on a Leap Year-themed dinner at the Watauga County Community Foundation’s gathering on Feb. 23 at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center.

A Wanda-ful Fundraiser
Cabbage Queens raise thousands for OASIS

Community Briefs
'Young at Art' Exhibit coming

Long Leaf Pine Award given to Ashe native
Caldwell County Chief Probation/Parole Officer Lynne Stringer Isenhour was presented with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

A life worth remembering: Nell Graybeal Sutherland
Nell had been known here for 93-plus years.