The Mountain Times (Boone, North Carolina)

The Mountain Times is a weekly publication that caters to Boone and surrounding high-country areas in Ashe and Avery counties in western North Carolina, USA. Established in 1978, it fills a unique role in the area by reporting on local news and entertainment events. In 2002, the newspaper was acquired by Jones Media Inc., a company dedicated to community-focused journalism based in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Mountain Times is released every Thursday and can be found at nearly 250 distribution points across the High Country.

National

English

Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#346509

United States

#79532

News and Media

#3167

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Catherine Russell putting on show at High Country Jazz Festival

3 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Derek Halsey

Catherine Russell is, by any definition, a well-rounded artist.
Catherine Rusell putting on show at High Country Jazz Festival

3 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Derek Halsey

Catherine Russell is, by any definition, a well-rounded artist.
CA Senate votes to allow parole of violent felons with life sentences

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Kenneth Schrupp

By Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square (The Center Square) - The California Senate passed a bill that will allow violent convicts with life sentences to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, so long as the convict was younger than 26 when the crime was committed. Republicans decried the bill as a threat to public safety.
Feds pull plug on money for LA-SF rail, note zero track laid

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Kenneth Schrupp

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday announced its determination to terminate federal funding for California's high speed rail, finding zero track has been laid on the project - first approved by voters 15 years ago.
Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act step closer to Senate floor vote

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | David Beasley

By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) - Enhanced cooperation by law from North Carolina lawmen with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a step closer to a full floor vote in the state Senate. The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, known also as House Bill 318, advanced from the Judiciary Committee in the Senate on Wednesday. Next stop is the Rules Committee.
NC REINS Act upped to $20M over 5 years

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | David Beasley

By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) - Legislative approval for any new regulation creating more than an estimated $20 million in economic impact over five years is in a proposal a step away from a full floor vote in the North Carolina Senate. NC REINS Act, known also as Senate Bill 290 with companion House Bill 402, got an amendment from the Regulatory Reform Committee on Wednesday and is now on to the Rules Committee.
The history and significance of Juneteenth

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Nicole Caldwell
App State alum Jake Eckert bringing New Orleans Suspects, Tribal Gold to Boonerang

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Derek Halsey

By Derek Halsey When considering the concept of the popular Boonerang Festival - an annual event that features musical acts with a connection to the mountain town of Boone - it may be confusing to see the names of the bands The New Orleans Suspects and Tribal Gold on the lineup. However, in both bands, you will find the talents of guitarist Jake Eckert, a 30-year-old Appalachian State University graduate who majored in music; he was part of the Boone music scene in the late 1990s.
Catherine Ruseell putting on show at High Country Jazz Festival

4 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Derek Halsey

Catherine Russell is, by any definition, a well-rounded artist.
Western North Carolinians bring case to General Assembly

5 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | David Beasley

By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) - A group of residents and elected officials from the hurricane ravaged Swannanoa area on Tuesday thanked the North Carolina House of Representatives for passing a relief package and urged the Senate to quickly follow suit. "Western Carolina cannot wait for more aid," said Rep. Lindsey Prather, D-Buncombe.