Seven Devils, NC

JEFFERSON - Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of Jonathon Tyrone Tatum II, 24, of Boone on Jan. 10. This arrest was a result of a narcotics investigation conducted by the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Boone Police Department and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. This joint investigation started in early 2022 and continued through December 2022, leading to an arrest...

WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — Police have made in an arrest in connection with a shooting in downtown Boone in August 2022. Malik Keyshawn Gibbs, of Wilkesboro, turned himself in on Monday to authorities, police said. The arrest stems from a shooting on West King Street. Witnesses said they saw...

Amy takes us for a LIVE visit to Beech Mountain, North Carolina to get our “Spread The Love” give-a-way underway! You can enter the “Spread The Love” photo contest by submitting a photo on wjhl.com!. For more information on Beech Mountain call 828-387-2011 or go to...

According to a press release by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the organization has recently proposed a new five-year strategic plan for managing Chronic Wasting Disease, a highly contagious and fatal disease that affects cervid animals like deer and elk. The strategic plan includes five major goals: (1) preventing the...

(Press Release from Mitchell County Sheriff’s Department. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.) William Michael Dryer, 43 of Spruce Pine, NC. Deputy W. Hobson arrested Dryer for misdemeanor failure to appear in court on unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was issued $3,000.00 bond and scheduled to appear in court on 2/8/2023.

Auntie Anne’s and co-brand Jamba Juice will open a location between February and March located at 819 Blowing Rock Road. Auntie Anne’s, known for their hand-baked pretzels, and Jamba Juice for their smoothies, plan to bring with them “phenomenal service and a great quality product by coming into our location and experiencing our high energy atmosphere,” wrote Brent Sheena, president of Spider Development.

Hundreds of onlookers greeted the sunny 39 degree Saturday morning at Chetola Resort as they waited on the banks of the Chetola Lake. The air was filled with laughter, merry conversations and ice themed music, such as “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice playing loudly over the speakers.

Residents of Vilas, North Carolina were recently shocked to learn that the local Dollar General store was one of 52 businesses fined for extensive price-scanner errors by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division. According to the report, the store located at 4546 U.S. Hwy...

BANNER ELK — The Knights men’s volleyball team officially embarked on their 2023 regular season campaign on Saturday afternoon A trip to Banner Elk would lead to a difficult test against the Lees-McRae Bobcats, as the Knights fell by a final scoreline of 3-0. It’s the first match action for the Knights this season, so there will be much to take away as a team from this one, as they will look to make steady improvements throughout the season.

For the first time in more than 10 years, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Watauga Campus has a new executive director. For employees, students and the community, the new director is a familiar face with a desire for growth and to connect the campus to the community it serves.

BUTLER — The kickoff event of this year’s Cherokee National Forest River Cleanup Series will take place with the annual Watauga Lake Cleanup this Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Little Milligan Boat Ramp on Lakeview Drive.

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Boone Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday protecting Boone’s residents from discrimination. The ordinance aims to protect citizens on the basis of:. Natural hair or hairstyles. Ethnicity. Sex and sexual orientation. Religious belief or lack thereof. Veteran status. Pregnancy and marital or familial status. The goal of the...

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Fran Vance Clemons recalls the warm, safe and exciting places in her life, when all around her mica mine accidents happened, bootleggers risked their lives and newspapers blared alarming headlines. "I remember," Vance writes in her book, "View from My Front Porch: A Look Back at Plumtree," "when Junior Vance...

“Lots of coffee,” Cristy Dunn, the director of the Johnson County Center for the Arts, says as we stand in front of the 12 paintings she created between January 1 and January 12. “Lots of late nights and lots of early mornings.”. “I’d be happy if, in the...

Anyone that has spent even a few days in Boone knows that the parking situation here is less than ideal. However, something that is not discussed as often is the parking situation for delivery drivers and other food service workers in the area. In the eyes of delivery drivers who spend a large portion of their time searching for places to park on King Street and other busy areas, this is a big issue. A majority of restaurants on King Street do not have designated curbside pickup spaces for parking and running inside. This results in many delivery drivers having to park in spaces that are not safe or allowed.

JEFFERSON — Military veterans in Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Watauga and Wilkes counties are invited to attend an information session on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 1-3 p.m. at the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. Meeting will take place in the training room, located at 140 Law Enforcement Drive in Jefferson. Eligible veterans able to take part in the next Blue Ridge Honor Flight include veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq, veterans of any other conflict and Gold Star families. ...

ELIZABETHTON — Two men were bound over to a grand jury on first-degree murder charges following a preliminary hearing in Carter County General Sessions Court on Monday. Judge Keith Bowers Jr. ruled sufficient probable cause had been presented in the shooting death of Phillip Glass to advance the case against Brandon Lee Blackwell, 34, and Cody Alan Miller, 23. Glass was found dead in his Honda Accord early on the morning of Dec. 1 with several gunshot wounds. The car had crashed into a Chevrolet Tahoe.

Avery County is about to get a state-of-the-art facility for its community as Feeding Avery Families (FAF), Inc. is moving into a new headquarters in late winter or early spring of this year. The new $1.2 million Feeding Avery Families Operations Center will be located at 189 Vale Road in...