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Boone, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Boone! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Planning your Friday night? See everything happening downtown in one crawl
- How Boone student-athletes can still get a free sports physical
- See which Boone seniors shared in $5 million of scholarships
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. First Friday Art Crawl in Boone Set for this Week (whky.com) — Downtown Boone is gearing up for the First Friday Art Crawl on June 5, with galleries, restaurants, and venues hosting art-making, live music, and special events into the evening. From King Street artists and Jones House concerts to jazz collages and disco night, residents can explore local creativity while supporting Boone’s arts community. 
2. Heart of a Pioneer continues to grow with strong turnout (wataugademocrat.com) — Boone families with student-athletes can still get free sports physicals thanks to the Heart of a Pioneer event and ongoing exams at Mercy Urgent Care on Watauga Village Drive. Watauga High’s HOSA students, local health providers, and county agencies teamed up to offer physicals, EKGs, concussion baselines, and flexibility screenings so athletes are cleared and ready for the 2026–27 season.
3. WHS, WIA seniors recipients of $5 million in scholarships (wataugademocrat.com) — Boone’s Watauga High School and Watauga Innovative Academy seniors just celebrated roughly $5 million in scholarships during a ceremony at Ross Auditorium. More than 100 awards, many from Boone and Watauga County organizations, highlighted strong community support and may be joined by additional scholarships announced in the coming weeks.
4. Boone kicks off Pride Month with flag raising, proclamation (wataugademocrat.com) — Boone has officially proclaimed June 2026 as Pride Month and raised the Pride flag at Town Hall, while also condemning anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and federal rollbacks of DEI efforts. Local restaurant Lost Province is marking the month with special lavender-themed menu items, Pride trivia, and fundraising support for next year’s Boone Pride festival.
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Daniel Boone Day at Hickory Ridge History Museum ... →
"Horn In the West" Outdoor Drama, 591 Horn in the W Dr, Boone
10:00 am
Saturday June 6
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Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale Event
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Town Council Special Meeting - Budget Workshop →
Boone, NC Calendar, 1500 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone
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WHS/WIA Graduation
WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS Holmes Convocation Center- Appalachian State University
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Movie Matinee Monday- Black Bag
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607
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Historic Preservation Commission: Quasi-Judicial - Canceled →
Boone, NC Calendar, 680 W King Street, Boone
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Town Council Regular Meeting →
Boone, NC Calendar, 1500 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone
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Dementia Caregiver Support Group @ WW Branch Library
Watauga County Public Library Western Watauga County Library, 1085 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove
2:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
Wednesday June 10
Friday June 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale Event
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WHS/WIA Graduation
WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS Holmes Convocation Center- Appalachian State University
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Music in there Valle →
Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd, Banner Elk
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Artful Yoga - June 6 — Blowing Rock Art & History... →
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Ln, Blowing Rock
10:00 am
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
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