4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (224+ words) Third graders in Watauga County will now have an opportunity to learn more about Daniel Boone thanks to the NC Daniel Boone Heritage Trail. The non-profit has taken steps to publish a young reader’s biography on Boone, and is donating…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (379+ words) BOONE — King Street’s newest taproom has started a running club, looping around downtown and creating a new opportunity for runners on Wednesdays. Goofy Foot Taproom and Brewery, a recently opened taproom along King Street, has launched a weekly running club....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (422+ words) BLOWING ROCK — Days after Dolly Parton’s passing on Aug. 25, a local business owner is turning grief into a project for the community’s youngest readers. Andrew Myers, owner of Fabled Pizza, plans to build a take-a-book, leave-a-book nook for children inside…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (377+ words) This September, the Watauga County Public Library invites the community to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes. According to the library, getting a card is free, easy and empowering....

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (326+ words) BOONE — Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education will offer its Homeschool Physical Education Program during the 2026–27 academic year, continuing its longstanding commitment to serving local homeschool families. For more than three decades, the Homeschool PE Program…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) SPRUCE PINE — Mitchell County Animal Rescue (MCAR) is excite… BOONE — For 100 years, the stone walls of Boone Advent Chris… Camp Med students got to tour an AirCare helicopter as part of the camp experience. Students learning how to take vital…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (841+ words) BOONE — After drawing 40 to 50 children a week last year, Run Your City Boone hopes to reach 100 kids this fall with its free, college-athlete-led running program for grades K–8. The season opens Aug. 30 at Brookshire Park. Run Your City Boone meets from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (358+ words) wataugademocrat.com Students developing core cognitive processes as they experiment with sand in the sensory table. Classmates exploring chalk together while building the foundations for writing. WATAUGA — The Children's Council of Watauga County is continuing to accept applications for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) Erin Selle and Isla, 3, in the Storybook Forest. BOONE — A tiny, indoor forest has lately sprung up in Boone’s own children’s museum, The Children’s Playhouse. Over a year in the making, “The Storybook Forest” was entirely handmade by Watauga locals…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) Babies who grow up around dogs are on average healthier and require fewer antibiotic courses than their peers, according to new research. They are also less likely to develop respiratory tract infections — which can lead to asthma — than young children…...