March 23, 2017. The Dollar General development in Foscoe has begun. A grading, erosion control and stormwater management permit was issued a few weeks ago and the N.C. Department of Transportation has approved work for N.C. 105 and Church Road accesses, according to John Spear, a planner with the Watauga County Planning & Inspections department. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

March 22, 2017. If everything goes as planned, the Starbucks store on Blowing Rock Road should be opening in August. Boone Planning & Inspections issued a building permit for the project on March 2. Dolphyn Commercial Contracting is the project’s contractor. The company is based out of Suwanee, Ga., and builds Starbucks stores across the Southeast. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

March 17, 2017. The local real estate market continues hitting high marks in early 2017. Sales are up from a year ago. Inventory is increasing. And interest rates are slowly inching up. All three trends portend another busy year for the High Country Association of Realtors, which represents real estate professionals in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties. / Read more…

March 16, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March. 14, 2017. Local favorite and “Boone’s oldest dive” Murphy’s Pub has been purchased by a group of investors and another staple of the High Country, international charity organization Wine to Water. The change in ownership of one of Boone’s signature bars was announced yesterday as longtime owners Erik and Steve Larson and Tom Phillips sold the restaurant and historic downtown Boone building to the groups. By Cramer Lewis / Read more…

March 9, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March 7, 2017. On Tuesday morning, Watauga County Attorney Anthony DiSanti gave the commissioners an update on the old Boone Ready Mix property. The property is located in the Town of Boone’s former extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). By Jesse Wood / Read more…

March 2, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Feb. 24, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Bailey Faulkner / Read more…

Feb. 21, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Bailey Faulkner / Read more…

Feb. 17, 2017. Local realtors started 2017 with inventory at its lowest level in more than three years, as interest in the market remained strong through the winter months. According to the High Country Multiple Listing Service (MLS), realtors sold 101 homes worth $27.62 million in January. / Read more…

Feb. 10, 2017. Watauga County is considering foreclosing on the old Boone Ready Mix property in the Town of Boone’s former extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) through a procedure based on delinquent property taxes. This announcement was made at the end of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, after several residents of the Seven Oaks neighborhood requested assistance from the county regarding this property. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

Feb. 2, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Bailey Faulkner

Jan. 27, 2017. Buyers could not get enough of the High Country real estate market in 2016. Sales were up tremendously, surpassing totals recorded each of the last nine years. The trend seemed to accelerate each month, as year-to-year activity increased through the final months of the year. Low interest rates attracted a lot of buyers. Inventory barely kept pace. There were as many as 2,970 active listings during the busy summer season. / Read more…

Jan. 26, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Bailey Faulkner / Read more…

Jan. 19, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Jan. 17, 2017. The Waterfront Group, which purchased The Lodges at Eagles Nest in foreclosure about several years ago, is currently giving the former Sunrise Shopping Center an estimated million-dollar facelift. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

Jan. 12, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Jan. 6, 2017. On Thursday, the Boone Board of Adjustment approved a proposed redevelopment of the old Mountain Villa Motor Lodge property, which is located near Walgreens at 2240 Blowing Rock Road in Boone. A Marriott franchise hotel is planned. / Read more…

Jan. 4, 2017. Construction of “University Outlook” continues on into the New Year. About this time last year, the Boone Town Council approved the rezoning of the 0.7-acre property to a general business district. University Outlook is a development by Marty Rice of MET Holdings. Rice has owned the land since the ‘80s and said it was “time to update” the property. The mixed-use project consists of 24 efficiency apartments and 2,760 square feet of commercial space. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

Dec. 30, 2016. A Marriott franchise is proposed at the old Mountain Villa Motor Lodge property at 2240 Blowing Rock Road near Walgreens in Boone. The Boone Board of Adjustment will hear a request for special use and zoning permits on Jan. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on Blowing Rock Road. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Dec. 30, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Dec. 28, 2016. An eyesore of a property, the old Cannon Hospital in Banner Elk has sat vacant for about 18 years. For some time, the only activities occurring on the blighted property are ghost hunting and acts of vandalism. But Marc Mataya has a grand vision for the property and neighboring tracts of land called the Legacy Art Farm. The vision is part “classy” and “quiet” tourist attraction; part expansion of greenways and community green-space; part farm component; part artist-in-residence program similar to the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte; and plenty more. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Dec. 22, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Dec. 21, 2016. The Boone Town Council will hold a community meeting at the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church on Church Street with residents of the Junaluska community on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 6:30 p.m. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Dec. 19, 2016. Susan Freshcorn with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Charlotte and Blowing Rock offices has earned the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation in recognition of her experience, knowledge, and expertise in the luxury residential market. / Read more…

Dec. 15, 2016. With one month remaining in the calendar year, local Realtors have already sold more homes than in any one year since at least 2007. The latest burst of activity came as mortgage rates did something they haven’t done in years – spike. Dramatically. / Read more…

Dec. 14, 2016. A mixed-use development is planned near the former homeless shelter on West King Street in downtown Boone. The site is located across the street from Reich College of Education and First Baptist Church parking lot. King and College, LLC, development plans call for a four-story building fronting King Street that will include 64 bedrooms, 4,262 square feet of medical/office space and a parking garage. The development also includes additional uncovered parking and townhomes accessed from Campus Ridge Drive off of Wallace Circle. See attached renderings. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Dec. 14, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Dec. 8, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Dec. 7, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Nov. 17, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Nov. 16, 2016. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

Nov. 14, 2016. The busy summer real estate selling season didn’t slow going into fall, with local realtors posting another tremendous month of activity in October. Realtors sold 239 homes worth $65.79 million that month, according to the High Country Multiple Listing Service, which records transactions in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties. / Read more…

Oct. 24, 2016. The 113-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton in Boone joins the family of Hampton by Hilton and Hampton Inn by Hilton hotels. Located at 1252 US Highway 421 South, the new hotel is managed by Poteat Hospitality Associates LLC. / Read more…