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Downtown Boone has experienced exciting changes and growth over the last several years, and this funding gives us an ...

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Anthony Reed Hagler passed on to his eternal reward on Thursday, August 27. Tony was born on June 19, 1952 in Boone, North Carolina to the late Robert Hagler Jr and Kathryn Wilson. Tony was the last ...

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced her plans to seek reelection in 2026 in North Carolina’s 5 th Congressional District on Friday. “There’s no shortage of work to be done as we restore our ...

Evelyn Lockner Greer, 83, of Boone, passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2026 at her home. Born October 6, 1942 in Johnson County, Tennessee, a daughter of James and Blanie Payne Lockner. She was ...

Born in Shawnee, OK, in 1937, William Moorer Merrill was destined to do great things. After all, his high school art teacher had encouraged him to “trust his eye for aesthetics.” Will attended The ...

Wallace James Martin, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully on September 6, 2026, at Glenbridge Healthcare in Boone. Born on December 15, 1950 in Boone, Wallace was the only child ...

My older brother, Dick (nicknamed “P.B.”… my middle name is Scott ), was killed by a drunk driver the day after Christmas, 1971. We had been living in Atlanta, where he had a shoe store and I was ...

Samuel Fay Beasley II, known as i-Fry to most, 65, of Boone, North Carolina passed away peacefully at the beach on July 3rd, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sam ...