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Freeze Watch including Watauga & Ashe for October 23-24, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-024-WVZ042>044-230300-/O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.A.0003.251024T0600Z-251024T1300Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Including the cities of Pulaski, Floyd, Flat Top, Troutdale,Boone, West Jefferson, Hinton, Marion, New Castle, Hix, Whitetop,Hot Springs,…
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Special Weather Statement for Avery County – Increased Fire Danger – Wednesday October 22, 2025
NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-220700-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-1256 PM EDT Tue Oct 21 2025 …INCREASED…
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Indiana Visitor’s Worm Wins Woolly Worm Festival
An Indiana woman's woolly worm named Billy won the 2025 Woolly Worm Festival championship Saturday, earning $1,000 and the honor…
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Fatal plane crash in Avery County on Friday
A fatal plane crash occurred at Avery County Airport on Friday morning around 11:45 a.m. The pilot was identified as…
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Buses leave old Valle Crucis School for final time
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 — The buses rolled out of the old Valle Crucis School — for good this time.…
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2025 largest single-day influx of traffic to occur Saturday & single busiest traffic weekend of the year
It's that time once again when the annual single busiest traffic day and weekend for the High Country is here.…
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Hickory Man Sentenced To 50 Years In Prison For Production And Transportation Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Kelly Lee Setzer, 64, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for producing and transporting child…
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Warns North Carolinians of Government Shutdown Scams
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians to be on alert for potential scams while the federal…
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Superintendent update on the new Valle Crucis School
Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 – Watauga Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslie Alexander gives an update on the new Valle Crucis School,…
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Community FEaST Returns Wednesday Oct. 8 to Sanford Mall on App State Boone campus
BOONE — Appalachian State University’s eighth annual Community FEaST will take place Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, from 4:30 to 6…
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