The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Monday that crews completed restoration of Sampson Road in southeast Watauga ...

Watauga County Special Education Parent Teacher Association has been awarded a $1,250 grant from National PTA and sponsored by the New York Life Foundation to build the knowledge ...

Two residents escaped safely after an electrical short sparked a small house fire Sunday afternoon in Zionville, causing only minimal damage, according to Watauga County Emergency Services.

Primary Election Day will take place in Boone March 3 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and early voting begins Feb. 12 and will continue until Feb. 28.

The current Board of Commissioners districts in Watauga County. Voting rights activists in Watauga County are seeking an injunction to block the use of the current county election maps in the 2026 ...

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The district map for the Watauga Board of Commissioners under S.B. 759. No commissioners from Districts 1 and 2, which cover most of the town of Boone, currently serve on the board. (Screenshot from ...

Waterway debris removal continues in Watauga County, North Carolina. So far more than 370,000 cubic yards of debris left by the hurricane have been removed since late February 2025. Will Brandt, ...

WATAUGA, N.C. — Watauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who has been missing for ten days. James Lynn Keller disappeared on Feb. 14, 2025. The ...