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Rescue Squad Pulls Cow From Mud Pit, Gets Her Back to Greener Pasture
A cow's Thursday afternoon adventure ended with a mud pit rescue in Avery County, as the Linville-Central Rescue Squad, Linville…
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Watauga County Commissioners Meet Tuesday With Budget, Emergency Services Purchases on Agenda
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with the fiscal year 2027 budget adoption topping the…
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Watauga High Senior Jane Beach-Verhey Named 2026 Blue Scholar
Jane Elizabeth Beach-Verhey of Watauga High School has been named the 25th recipient of the $8,000 John and Ruth Blue…
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Town of Boone Releases FY2026/27 Proposed Budget; Workshop Set for June 5
The Town of Boone has released its FY2026/27 Proposed Budget. A Town Council budget workshop is scheduled for June 5,…
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CCC&TI Pins Largest-Ever Class of Associate Degree Nursing Graduates (78)
CCC&TI has honored the largest class of associate degree nursing graduates in program history — 78 graduates from Caldwell, Watauga…
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Watauga Community Foundation Awards $42,270 to 19 Local Organizations
BOONE — The Watauga County Community Foundation has awarded $42,270 in grants to 19 organizations across the county, supporting work…
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Man Airlifted After Falling Off Cliff Into Watauga River Near Beech Mountain
Multiple agencies responded to the Watauga River on the west side of Beech Mountain on Friday, May 29, after a…
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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill Advances in Congress — NC Already on Board
A bill that would end the twice-yearly clock change and lock the United States on permanent daylight saving time is…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday May 28, 2026
North Carolina's drought has shown its first significant improvement in months, with Exceptional Drought (D4) disappearing entirely and Extreme Drought…
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Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing and possibly endangered juvenile
*Update – She has been located safely according to the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. 🚨 MISSING PERSON — ASHE COUNTY…
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