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Watauga County Students Return to School August 18, 2015
The Watauga County Schools’ first day of classes for 2015-16 will be Tuesday, August 18th. August 18th will be a…
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Appalachian District Health Department Reminds Parents Of New NC Immunization Requirements
In May, 2014, the North Carolina Commission for Public Health approved new vaccine requirements to align NC requirements with the…
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Air Quality Alert Issued For Watauga & Avery By North Carolina Air Quality Forecast Center
The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources has issued a code orange air quality action day for Watauga…
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Wednesday Storms Brings Heavy Rain, Some Down Trees, Minor Flooding
Storms moving through Watauga County prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for the southwestern portion…
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Wildfires In McDowell County Increase To Over 700 Acres
*For updated information as of Saturday morning Aug 8, see this updated page* Motorist driving through or close to McDowell…
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Fiat Chrysler Voluntary Recalling Some Dodge Chargers, Side Airbags Could Deploy Under Excessive Force
Fiat Chrysler is conducting a voluntary safety recall to recalibrate control modules on approximately 284,153 US Dodge Chargers to prevent inadvertent side-curtain…
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July 2015 Weather Recap
July 2015 was quite as far as storm activity and rainfall. With only 4.99 inches of rain for the month,…
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Researchers Use Tree-Ring Science To Study Area Log Cabins
*Information courtesy of ASU News Bureau* Saskia van de Gevel looks closely at the ends of logs used to construct two cabins located…
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Wolf Creek Fire In McDowell County Grows to 200 Acres, 35% Contained
*For the latest updates click here* High winds hampered firefighting efforts yesterday on the Wolf Creek wildfire burning on the…
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Manure Spill Causes Traffic To Be Rerouted On 421 Tuesday Afternoon
Traffic in the area of 421 and the 105 Extension was detoured on Tuesday afternoon due to a spill in…
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