HIGH COUNTRY — Thirty years ago North Carolina was hit by what has become known as the blizzard of the century. In March 1993, a cyclonic storm that formed over
New counties are formed for various reasons. The two most common reasons are typically a prohibitive distance to the county courthouse and the lack of representation in state politics.
In 1985, the late Ted Shook defined the Grandfather Community as stretching from the headwaters of the Watauga River, near the present-day Pedalin’ Pig restaurant, to the old James Aldridge
Editor’s Note: Nancy Malik has shared with numerous area listeners through a daily local radio program, and Nancy provides occasional contributions to The AJT based on her series entitled “Adventures
For the first month of 2023, the High Country MLS reported that in the four county jurisdiction of Ashe, Avery, Alleghany, and Watauga counties, there were 106 closed sales for
NEWLAND — On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Avery County OASIS office hosted an open house event in order to expand its outreach and connect with members of the community.
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope at the end of 2021, astronomy has been popping up in the news frequently. New images of distant nebulae and galaxies