With the annual return of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, thousands of people in Boone spent their weekend kayaking down waterfalls in Ecuador, biking 1,550 miles through Europe to freeski mountains and running ultra marathons to help women in Afghanistan fight for their rights. For 26 years now, Boone has been one of the.
HIGH COUNTRY — Thirty years ago North Carolina was hit by what has become known as the blizzard of the century. In March 1993, a cyclonic storm that formed over
NEWLAND — On Thursday, Feb. 2, Avery County Firefighters Association held its annual award dinner at Newland Fire Department, recognizing several individuals for their achievements and hard work.
LINVILLE FALLS — Linville Central Rescue Squad joined the region’s Mountain Rescue Team and the Burke County Emergency Management to evacuate a 23-person church group which became lost on Saturday,