Before Watauga High School athletic programs take a break for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association-mandated ...

A firefighter cuts a whole in the roof during the training. A firefighter works to cut a ventilation hole. Firefighters ...

Stock markets diverged while the dollar strengthened Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before US ...

After going 13 years between all-district selections, Watauga’s softball team has made it back-to-back seasons with players ...

The Horn In the West Outdoor Drama will be performed every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from July 10 through Aug 2 starting ...

CCHR says the troubled teen industry still endangers kids' lives, and tougher bans and oversight of both facilities and the ...

A small fixed-wing aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Beech Mountain, the Watauga Democrat reported on July 8, 2012. The ...

The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra will perform downtown at Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on Saturday, July ...

Almost 10 months after the town of Lansing experienced historic flooding, from Hurricane Helene, the inaugural Fly Around ...

The 69th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, one of the High Country’s most popular traditions, is being held July 10-13.

A massive concert in Croatia by a singer notorious for his pro-Nazi sympathies was branded a "neo-fascist Woodstock" Monday, ...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN's refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ...