WE’RE ALREADY READY FOR OUR NEXT LIVE INTERVIEW. YES, WE ARE. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A LONG AND STORIED TRADITION AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN. OF COURSE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE HIGHLAND GAMES RETURNING ...

The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is underway in the North Carolina mountains. Tens of thousands of people visit Avery County during the games each July. The economic impact on the area as the ...

LINVILLE – The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows on Thursday, July 10, continuing through Sunday, July 13. This marks the 69th year ...

Natalie Bitetti, Photo Skip Sickler, Courtesy of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. LINVILLE — At the 68th-annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in 2024, track and field athletes ...

LINVILLE — Kendra Danzer finished first in four of the seven women’s heavy athletic events during the 2025 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, thereby claiming the top spot overall for the ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) – The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games are an annual tradition in Avery County. The event celebrates Scottish heritage and ties to the region and is attended by thousands ...

How many of you have been to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games? What were your impressions? Please share your experiences. I will be heading up to Linville tomorrow to help emcee the 2009 games.

ASHEVILLE — A former Grandfather Mountain Highland Games employee was sentenced May 30 in Asheville federal court for creating a destructive device intended to explode in the games’ office, as ...

A longtime employee for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will serve eight years in federal prison for attempting to blow up the games’ office with a homemade bomb. Thomas Dewey Taylor Jr., 45, ...

The Unicoi County Search and Rescue Squad sprang into action when Erwin was overcome by floodwaters during Hurricane Helene. In the days to come, the rescue operation turned into a recovery mission, ...