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Governor McCrory Proclaims May As Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Raleigh – Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month to encourage drivers to share the road with…
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Arson Second Leading Cause Of Wildfires In NC, May 1-7 is Arson Awareness Week
RALEIGH – Arson is the second-leading cause of wildfires in North Carolina over the past 10 years, the N.C. Forest…
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North Carolina Attracts Record Visitor Spending; Highlights Tourism Week
Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2015 with a total…
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Tourism To Blue Ridge Parkway Creates $952 Million In Economic Benefits
Last week’s announcement by the National Park Service(NPS) regarding 2015 economic benefit and impacts of NPS sites across the country…
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May 2-6, 2016 Traffic Reports
Monday May 2 Significant Traffic Impacts On 321 Scheduled To Begin Monday May 2, 2016. See this link for more…
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First Storm Of May 2016 Brings Hail & Hard Rain
A quick Sunday evening storm brought hard rain and hail to mark the first day of May. Radar image at…
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Major Power Outage In Avery County Over The Weekend
Avery County experienced a major power outage on Saturday night (April 30, 2016). The entire Avery County portion of the power…
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Significant Traffic Impacts On 321 Scheduled To Begin Monday May 2, 2016
Beginning Monday, May 2, 2016 (weather permitting), construction crews will begin excavating across the intersection on US321 at US 221/US…
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Funeral Arrangement Set For Retired North Carolina Highway Patrolman Killed In Plane Crash
From Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Benjamin Franklin Chappell was born January 16, 1947 in Elkin, NC. His parents were…
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Code Red Warning Issued To Meat Camp Residents According To Report
UPDATE 6:04pm – The Code Red Warning has now been cancelled on Meat Camp Road according to the Sheriff's office. Residents…
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