With the help of our partners at the State Archives of North Carolina, the Western Regional Archives (Asheville, N.C.), and the Watauga County Public Library we are excited to announce that new issues of three different newspaper titles are now available on DigitalNC. Represented in these most recent issues is news from Watauga County, Alleghany County, and Buncombe County. These batches are part of the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center’s effort to aid our partners and neighbors in western North Carolina as they continue to address the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene last fall. Along with checking in with partners in the immediate aftermath of Helene and creating a disaster recovery resource guide, the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center has prioritized working with new and current partners who have been affected by Hurricane Helene.
DigitalNC visitors can now browse new issues of the following newspapers:
- Black Mountain News (Black Mountain, N.C.): 888 issues ranging from 1984-2000
- Alleghany News and Star-Times (Sparta, N.C): 1,353 issues ranging from 1948-1985
- Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.): 493 issues ranging from 1971-1975
More information about our partner, Watauga County Public Library, can be found on their website here. More materials, including more issues of the Watagua Democrat (Boone, N.C.), another newspaper title, yearbooks, and photographs, can be found on Watauga County Public Library’s contributor page, which is linked here.
More information about our partner, State Archives of North Carolina, can be found on their website here. More materials, newspaper titles, yearbooks, and moving images can be found on the State Archives of North Carolina’s contributor page, which is linked here.
More information about our partner, Western Regional Archives (Asheville, N.C.), can be found on their website here. More issues of The Black Mountain News (Black Mountain, N.C.) can be found on the Western Regional Archive (Asheville, N.C.) contributor page, which is linked here.
