‘Ball of fire’: Flames destroy historic home of Watauga County storyteller Dave Faherty
A major fire destroyed a historic home early Tuesday morning west of Boone. Another home and several cars were also lost during the fire in Watauga County.
County and ATF investigators spent hours trying to determine what started the blaze where Ray Hicks once lived.
Breaking Watauga- just confirmed that the home that caught fire at one time belonged to renowned Appalachian story teller, Ray Hicks. The latest on the investigation and his legacy tonight on eyewitness news starting at five. pic.twitter.com/K3qe1JTauE Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) May 25, 2021