2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (550+ words) Driving down River Street 20 years ago, Skip Greene couldn’t believe what he was hearing on the radio. He had to pull off to the side of the road in disbelief as he heard the news that planes had flown into…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (90+ words) Watauga Democrat Trump relishes making midterm convention all about himself, … President Donald Trump addressed his party's unusual midterm… A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami ru… One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (43+ words) Watauga Democrat Rachael at an Italian Art Residency. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. You're on the list! ℹ️ You may want to whitelist emails from...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (391+ words) Watauga’s Mia Mitchell (21) and Addie Stough, seen here earlier this season, each had double-digit blocks during the Lady Pioneers’ match at Hickory on Thursday night. Mitchell finished with 12 blocks (and six kills) and Stough had a game-high 14 (to go along…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (54+ words) Election 2028 Newsom Watauga Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally for democratic candidates Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Monroe, N.C. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. You're on the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (45+ words) Sept. 9 archives Watauga Democrat Clyde Tester as seen in the Sept. 17, 1970. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. You're on the list! ℹ️ You may want to whitelist emails…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (62+ words) Watauga Democrat Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives to speak at a news conference at the conclusion of the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1723+ words) FILE - U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., June 10, 2025. Construction continues on a helipad, left, on the South Lawn of the White House and and the new White House ballroom, right, as seen…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (74+ words) APTOPIX G20 Finance Ministers Watauga Democrat Members of the Saudi Arabian delegation listen as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a fireside chat event with TV analyst Larry Kudlow, not pictured, at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. There was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (300+ words) LINVILLE GORGE — Emergency crews from Burke and neighboring counties, including Linville Central Rescue Squad worked on Sunday, Aug. 30, to execute a rescue operation on Shortoff Mountain near the Wolf Pit Trailhead after a medical emergency involving a significant fall. A…...