The small, 200-year-old community of Junaluska near Boone in the Watauga County struggles after Tropical Storm Helene.

Among the devastation of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina in September, Watauga County and the High Country were ...

Tropical Storm Helene washed most of the road into Junaluska, leaving the community of about 100 people with only one way ...

The Watauga County Farmers’ Market has been held in Boone’s town Square since 1974, according to ...

On Tuesday night, voters across Watauga County attended watch parties to view the 2024 election results. These watch parties ...

BOONE — SouthEnd Brewing Co. in downtown Boone had planned an Oktoberfest celebration the weekend after Helene. Instead of ...

Those routes are clear and open as we speak," Dennis O'Neal, public information officer for the Boone Police Department, said.If you are traveling to Watauga County, first responders encourage ...

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Ashe County is the nation’s top county in Christmas tree production, followed closely by Alleghany, Watauga and Avery ...

“We can’t complain too much.” The cleanup and recovery started in Boone immediately after the storm. The process will take months, maybe even years, especially in the harder-hit surrounding areas in ...

BOONE - A quarter-mile from downtown Boone ... Although segregation was enforced in Watauga County, the Junaluskan said she feels race relations were not as tense as in other towns in North ...