Watauga Democrat

6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Nathan Ham

TODD - A brush fire in Todd Thursday afternoon burned around 120 acres, according to Ashe County Ranger Anthony Farmer. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, fire crews from Todd Volunteer Fire Department, Creston Volunteer Fire Department, Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Warrensville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Meat Camp Fire Department and the NC Forest Service responded to the report of a fire on Bald Fork Road in Todd, located off of Three Top Road.

6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Nathan Ham

TODD - A brush fire in Todd Thursday afternoon burned around 120 acres, according to Ashe County Ranger Anthony Farmer. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, fire crews from Todd Volunteer Fire Department, Creston Volunteer Fire Department, Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Warrensville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Meat Camp Fire Department and the NC Forest Service responded to the report of a fire on Bald Fork Road in Todd, located off of Three Top Road.

6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

NORTH WILKESBORO - MerleFest was a brilliant way for "Doc" Watson to pay tribute to his late son, Merle Watson, who died in a tractor accident at the age of 36 while working on his farm in Lenoir in 1985. The first MerleFest was held in 1988, and the immensely popular 4-day event is a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College, which will host it again starting on Thursday, April 24. Doc Watson and Merle Watson, both from Deep Gap, combined to win 11 GRAMMY Awards during their lifetimes.

6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

BLOWING ROCK - "A Cardboard History of Blue Ridge Music," an exhibit being presented at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum (BRAHM) that started on March 1, will conclude on Saturday, April 26. The exhibition is being held in the Museum's Alexander Community Gallery, and gives an in-depth look at the history of Blue Ridge music; it includes 36 letterpress-style posters dating back to 1939. The posters are from the private collection of Tom Murphy.