Cedar Rock, NC

BOONE — Residents in Boone and the High Country were treated to a spectacular sight Sunday night when the moon turned red. A total lunar eclipse took place Sunday night across the world. In Boone, local photographer Rob Moore took breathtaking photos of the eclipse. According to NASA, a...

Starbucks employees at Pride Drive and Blowing Rock Road voted 33-2 in favor of unionizing on April 30, becoming the first location in North Carolina to join the nationwide Starbucks unionization movement. The location officially declared its intent to join Starbucks Workers United on April 4. After being offered the...

On Wednesday May 11th The Watauga County Sheriff's Office was notified of a larceny involving a dark grey GMC Yukon that had just been stolen on West King Street near the Jones House. A Deputy in the area passed the stolen vehicle traveling northbound on US Hwy 421 North near...

Editor’s note: This article features news and photos from past editions of the Watauga Democrat. An item in the “Local News” column in 1891 included notice that, “On Monday a large drove of sheep passed through Boone(;) there was about 300 head, bought by Mr. Doughton of Alleghany (County). Sheep are high and in demand. We ought to raise more.”

1A West Regionals Saturday at East Burke. These 4 will advance to the 1A State Track Meet May 21st at NCA&T.

Heading to your summer home in the High Country? Be sure to add the Alair Homes Summer Concert Series to your summer itinerary!. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to Memorial Park on Main Street in downtown Blowing Rock to enjoy the music- all summer concerts are from 3-5pm on Sundays.

HICKORY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Hickory Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who they said is falsely claiming to be a NYPD detective. The man was seen at numerous businesses in Hickory in recent weeks impersonating a detective with what...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

South Lenoir High School posted the following on their Facebook Page. It's a beautiful day for two more Blue Devils who have chosen to pursue their athletic endeavors at the college level. Congratulations to Kaeden Noble, who will be playing volleyball for Roanoke and Todd Smith, who will be playing...

BOONE — Boone firefighters are gaining experience fighting fire during live burn trainings throughout town. On May 14, firefighters from Boone and a small crew from the Foscoe Volunteer Fire Department burned a house down behind the Bojangles on U.S. 421. "These control burns are a lot different than...

HICKORY, N.C –Hickory Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man who impersonated an officer. The man is pictured in a graphic T-shirt with a gun holster and a badge attached to his hips. Anyone with information is asked to call 828-328-5551.

A man has died as a result of a shooting Monday afternoon that left another person injured, according to Gastonia Police. Police responded to a reported shooting at 12:36 p.m. on the 600 block of Westwood Circle, located near West Davidson Avenue and Holland Avenue in the Highland community. ...

HICKORY, N.C. — Police in Hickory are asking for the public's help identifying a man who posed as a New York Police Department detective in recent weeks. The man was seen at numerous businesses claiming to be with NYPD. Hickory police issued a photo of the suspect wearing a shirt that says "I used to be a people person" with what appears to be a handgun in a holster on his hip and a badge of some type.

Sue Ann Bauldry passed away today in her home in Boone, NC. She was 72 years old. The daughter of Louis and Ann Bogart, Sue grew up in Fowlerville, MI and received her BS in Microbiology at the Ohio State University, where she was also one of the first women to receive a PhD in Anatomy. She then went on to work as a researcher at the Wake Forest School of Medicine; later in her career she taught in the biology department at Appalachian State University. She was an avid gardener who enjoyed spending time outdoors and taking summer trips to a ranch in Wyoming to ride horses.

BOONE — Coffey Street will be closed all day for through traffic on Monday, May 16, for maintenance. Apartment access is still available. For more information, contact Public Utilities at (828) 268-6250.

ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Taylorsville man is being held on a $1 million secured bond for sexually assaulting a young girl, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. Randall David Mitchell, 45, has been charged with second-degree rape. The Sheriff’s Office said on Friday,...