Purchase Photos Close Email–> Print–> QR Favorite Font Size: RALEIGH — The “Sales Tax Fairness Act” proposed by N.C. Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown as a way to direct revenue to rural counties was on the minds of community leaders…

Blowing Rock has a full schedule of beer-related events and promotions during NC Beer Month in April, all part of the state-wide initiative to highlight the local craft brew industry. New events for 2015 include the Blowing Rock Brewing Bivouac…

Funds for land acquisition and trail development are drying up. Photo: Thinkstock.com Each horse needs about two acres of land to meet its basic exercise, shelter, and forage needs. In addition, owners and riders need land for their horse-related endeavors.…

Funds for land acquisition and trail development are drying up. Photo: Thinkstock.com Each horse needs about two acres of land to meet its basic exercise, shelter, and forage needs. In addition, owners and riders need land for their horse-related endeavors.…

1) July Programs at Elk Knob State Park Trail Work Days: Every Saturday beginning April 4 and running through the middle of November (except June 27 and September 12), staff and volunteers will meet at the Summit Trailhead at 9 a.m.…

(Source: Facebook) BLOWING ROCK, NC  –  If there¹s ever a time to go big, it¹s for America¹s birthday which is why Tweetsie Railroad hosts the High Country¹s largest and most popular fireworks show. This year, bring the whole family to celebrate…

By Jessica Isaacs Decked out in their brightest reds, whites and blues, families, friends, local officials and special guests led a jubilant parade through the streets of downtown Blowing Rock on Saturday afternoon during the village’s annual Independence Day celebration. Stars and…

Zoe and Cloyd. Photo by Aaron Dahlstrom. The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum is about to kick off its annual Summer Concert Series with the fiddle tunes and sweet harmonies of western North Carolina’s own Zoe Cloyd. On Sunday,…

Guitar wizard Nels Cline has performed with everyone from Wilco to Charlie Haden; one of his most recent collaborators is 27-year-old jazz guitarist Julian Lage. “I’ve played with a lot of simpatico individuals,” Cline said, “and I continue to, but…

If there’s ever a time to go big, it’s for America’s birthday, which is why Tweetsie Railroad hosts the High Country’s largest and most popular fireworks show. This year, bring the whole family to celebrate the holiday Wild West-style at…