Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to attend a forum featuring former FEMA head Brock Long and heat ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) continues to preserve land for public access in Ashe County, and recently completed the purchase of 32 acres on the northern slope of Mount Jefferson that will be added to ...

Join Beech Mountain Resort for two days of raising awareness and conquering colon cancer! Friday, March 7, for an ...

In an ongoing effort to track real-time conditions for local businesses as recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Helene continue, the Watauga County Economic Development Commission released its ...

The High Country Real Estate Market of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga Counties saw the number of closing sales on ...

Each summer since 2005, Appalachian women have been gathering on the Lees-McRae College campus for a three-week transformative experience that seeks to give them the skills and tools to achieve their ...

A few weeks ago, as Blowing Rock’s 27th WinterFest event came to a snowy and successful close, the Green Park Inn closed to ...

Flu (influenza) cases are rising in the High Country as flu spreads widely across the state and is expected to peak in the upcoming weeks. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ...

After battling widespread, severe damage from Wednesday’s 20-hour period of freezing rain and ice accumulation, Blue Ridge ...

A team of 120 Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and crews from sister cooperatives across North Carolina, along with ...

Core Strategy III of the Lees-McRae strategic plan, INEXPRO 2030, is Distinctiveness, specifically leaning into the institution’s unique identity by establishing majors and sports that help students ...

SMARL came to a close Monday night for the 2025 season with five races completed, missing one race due to sub zero temperatures. The race was founded 19 years ago by Ski Country Sports and is ...