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Woolly Worm Festival returns with expanded family activities, education, festival enhancements
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (461+ words) Worms competing in the championship race at a previous Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk. A massive crowd of thousands converged upon downtown Banner Elk for the 2025 Woolly Worm Festival October 18 and 19. BANNER ELK — The Woolly Worm Festival returns to…...
Mountaineers beat Pirates for fourth straight time, 27-24
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (820+ words) GREENVILLE, N.C. — App State Football moved to 2-0 on the season and 4-0 in the FBS series with East Carolina by winning 27-24 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers built a 24-10 lead early in the second half and had a 27-17 advantage before…...
On the Same Page Literary Festival celebrates North Carolina Writers and the Written Word
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (339+ words) This year’s featured authors include: Linda-Marie Barrett, Creating a Salon: The Art of Conversations That Matter Meagan Church, The Mad Wife James Dodson, The Road That Made America Scott Gould, Beneath a Fallen Sky Terry Harmon, Convoluted: The 1972 Durham Family…...
Plein air painter to create art live at F.A.R.M. Cafe fundraiser
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (805+ words) ”And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto ou… BOONE — Manny Maldonado is an award-winning plein air painter who also loves travel bags — the more compartments, the brighter the bag, the better. His journey to…...
5 Ways Everyday Americans Can Welcome Military Families Home This Fall
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (498+ words) (StatePoint) Most Americans move every five to seven years, and that’s enough to turn your whole world upside down. Imagine doing that every two years—a new town, new school, new sports team, new doctor—and multiply that by 600,000 families....
Busker’s Fest to feature 200 musicians, artists on Sept. 12 in downtown Boone
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (206+ words) The Watauga Arts Council and the Downtown Boone Development Association present Busker’s Fest. The free event will feature a wide range of musicians and artists showcasing their talent. As always, the musicians will have tip jars, QR codes and Venmo…...
Civic Association wraps safety series with fire safety talk
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (592+ words) BLOWING ROCK — Community members recently gathered at Blowing Rock’s American Legion to hear the fire chief, an insurance consultant and a woman who survived a devastating fire lay out what they wish everyone knew before disaster strikes. The event, the…...
25th Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion returns with App State alum Richard Oakley as director
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (277+ words) The origins of the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion go back to landmark recording sessions that big-city producer Ralph Peer made in Bristol in 1927. The Old Crow Medicine Show will perform at the 25th Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Sierra Ferrell will…...
Watauga County Public Library celebrating library card sign-up month
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (377+ words) This September, the Watauga County Public Library invites the community to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes. According to the library, getting a card is free, easy and empowering....
Registration opens for App State’s 2026–27 Homeschool PE Program
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (326+ words) BOONE — Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education will offer its Homeschool Physical Education Program during the 2026–27 academic year, continuing its longstanding commitment to serving local homeschool families. For more than three decades, the Homeschool PE Program…...