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 ...

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 ...

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

Following being named ‘Best Music Festival’ in Blue Ridge Outdoors’ ‘Best of the Blue Ridge 2025’ just last month, Blue Cow ...

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

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

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

Margaret Reineking sold the Springhaven Inn to Alexander Hallmark in September 1977. Mr. Hallmark, who later became a well-known sculptor, was a real estate agent at the time. His primary motivation ...

Like many of us, Yancey County’s Lynda Smith lived through the devastating blows wrought by Hurricane Helene when it ravaged ...

Despite heavy rain and extensive damage to the electric system from this week’s ice storm, Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and assisting crews are making tremendous progress: power outages are down ...

For 2025-2026, the Blowing Rock Community Foundation, Inc. has earmarked monies to fund new scholarships. These scholarships will be available for distribution for up to eight semesters of ...

Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and sister crews from neighboring cooperatives are battling icy conditions and downed power lines to restore power to over 2,500 members in Ashe, Watauga and ...