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Saturday morning shooting in downtown Boone leads to arrest of Mount Airy man
UPDATED 5:08 pm to add booking photos from Boone Police UPDATE 4:15 pm from Boone Police: Boone, NC โ On…
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Streets blocked off in downtown Boone for crime scene investigation
UPDATE 4:15 pm from Boone Police – https://wataugaonline.com/boone-police-investigating-shooting-in-downtown-boone-this-morning-suspect-in-custody/ UPDATE 1:53 pm – the previously block off streets in and around…
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Alerts
Flood Advisory for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – July 1, 2021 until 8:30pm
A large cluster of thunderstorms will continue moving across southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina this evening. NCC005-009-189-VAC021-035-077-155-173-197-020030-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0051.210701T2129Z-210702T0030Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Alleghany NC NC-Ashe…
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Flash Flood Watch for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Wilkes County, NC – July 1-2, 2021
Numerous showers and thunderstorms will move across southwest Virginia, southeast West Virginia and northwest North Carolina this evening and overnight…
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Shane Garland hired as Watauga County Fire Marshal
The position of Watauga County Fire Marshal has been filled. Shane Garland officially took over the position on Monday, June…
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Your Shot at a Million Summer Cash Drawings – Monday June 28, 2021 Press Conference
Governor Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force to announce first winners of the Your Shot at a Million…
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Hiker rescued on a Grandfather Mountain trail Saturday
A hiker was rescued from a trail on Grandfather Mountain on Saturday. Multiple agencies responded to the scene after the…
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Coronavirus/COVID-19
Friday June 25, 2021 – Appalachian State, Watauga, Alleghany, Ashe COVID-19 Cases & Vaccine Data
Due to the change in CDC guidance and the lifting of mask mandates by NC Governor Roy Cooper, WataugaOnline.com will…
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Crime Stoppers seeks information regarding destroyed property on App State campus
High Country Crime Stoppers and ASU Police Department seek the publicโs assistance in solving the following crime: On Sunday June…
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Crime Stoppers seeks help with robbery in Blowing Rock
High Country Crime Stoppers and Blowing Rock Police seek the publicโs assistance in identifying the following suspects: On Tuesday, June…
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