Blowing Rock News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Popup notice about merger Header Template – Week PRO Conditional rezoning and Phase 1 approved for Shoppes on the Parkway Homepage Footer Template – Week PRO Light Town Council agenda greets new year in January meeting Light agenda features swearing in of newly elected commissioners and introduction of Interim Town Manager Research from NC State: The NC Christmas Tree Industry is Still Going Strong SNAPSHOT: A Celtic Celebration State of Emergency declared by Blowing Rock Mayor, pre-storm All 2026 goals nearly accomplished, Blowing Rock Rotary looks a year ahead RIBBON-CUTTING: Newly renovated Food Lion celebrates new look, new features Miller, Tausche upset two incumbents, but not top vote-getter Matheson in Board of Commissioners race Finding creativity between the left brain and the right brain INTERVIEW with Shane Fox: Unfiltered, Articulate, Gracious and Graceful What season are you in? Remembering life’s journeys REBRANDING: When (and how) one-plus-one equals four Special moments honoring special people Pepper Choplin graces Rumple Church and Blowing Rock for ‘Composer Weekend’ Town Council extends ‘Art in the Park’, with concerns Testing Limits OBITUARY: Richard Bennington Washer, 95 Giving back — purposefully, in our backyard OBITUARY: Kim Jenkins Rogers, 67 Let’s get physical A higher learning, beyond football Blowing Rock Town Council approves $985K construction bid for Valley View Road, recognizes Tim Everhart’s 40 years of service with town From an adventurous, even chaotic childhood comes vivid colors with purpose BRAHM reports winners of the 2025 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival STREETWISE: Blowing Rock was a choice among several A new, different kind of therapy Town Council approves putting out to bid a $2.25 million installment loan, loading zones Why is voter turnout so LOW in local elections? UPDATED: Finding beauty in an unlikely place Serenity out of chaos The Paint Whisperer County Commissioners approve purchase of Watauga Medics, Inc., to jumpstart a county-owned ambulance service Chip Cash is keynote speaker for Blowing Rock Men’s Connection ‘Summer Special’; everyone invited OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Hastings Blowing Rock Board of Commissioners approve land purchase of 8.6 acres to address town infrastructure needs Color-FULL ‘Young at Art’ exhibit opens at BRAHM Watauga County: at a Crossroads of Life and Death? North Carolina Healthcare’s ‘Catch-22’ Remembering the fallen who protect us OBITUARY: George Ball, 90 OBITUARY: John Rundell, 87 Category Template – Week PRO Watauga County taking key actions impacting Blowing Rock Bennett rezoning narrowly approved, budget and parking enforcement proposals pass