June 18 - FREE SPORTS CAMP: A sports camp will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. June 18-21 at the Old Cove Creek School, 207 Dale Adams Road, Sugar Grove. Youths ages 3-12 are invited to come learn a new sport or brush up on their skills. The camp will include instructional and practice time for all levels from beginner to advanced, a Bible lesson and a snack. There will be basketball, baseball, even cornhole. The Sports Camp is free and is hosted by Poplar Grove Baptist Church as part of the Impact Boone missions week. Visit www.poplargrovebaptistchurch.com or call (828) 963-9390 for more information or to schedule a ride.Read more...

The town of Blowing Rock experienced two wastewater spills on June 10.Read more...

I was asked recently if I would continue to highlight our officers in the Brief Sheet so that our citizens could get to know our officers and staff and put names with faces.
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Helen Schulz Duncan, 88, of Norwood Circle, Blowing Rock, died on June 8, 2013.Read more...

Joyce Weaver Holder, 89, of 1602 Friendship Church Road, Boone, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her home.Read more...

The new Blowing Rock post-acute care facility got a shot in the arm Wednesday when it received its first corporate gift.
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By all accounts, Camp Yonahlossee was a magical place.
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Two years ago, the fate of the building that formerly housed the Robert and Miriam Hayes Performing Arts center and cost $10 million to build was uncertain.
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Blowing Rock Police Department recently received recognition as a Permanent Child Passenger Safety Seat Checking Station.Read more...

Jane Taylor Wolfe of Charlotte, died peacefully Monday, May 27, 2013, at her home at Sharon Towers after brief illness.Read more...

This Thursday when the first class of flashy, high stepping Five Gaited Pleasure Horses is called to the historic arena at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve, it will mark the beginning of the 90th consecutive year of horse showing in Blowing Rock.Read more...

Henry R. "Hank" Knoll, 81, of 793 Main Street, Blowing Rock, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.Read more...

Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a 911 call reporting a truck on fire on U.S. 321 near Falcon Drive, approximately 4 miles south of Blowing Rock. Read more...

All grandparents are proud of their grandchildren.Read more...