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Firefighters Battle Overnight Fire, 30 Acres Burn
Firefighters from the Blowing Rock FD, Stewart Simmons FD and the NC Forest Service fought a 30 acre fire Friday…
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Dewitt Barnett Road Bridge Work Complete, Road Back Open
NCDOT crews completed work on the Dewitt Barnett Road bridge in Valle Crucis on Friday (April 10). That portion of…
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Storm Brings Rain, Hail & High Winds – First Weather Warnings Issued For Spring Weather 2015
Residents in Zionville, Sugar Grove and other western locations were impacted by hail, high winds and heavy rain on Thursday…
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Kindergarten Orientation Underway In Watauga
Kindergarten orientation is now underway for children that will enter kindergarten in the Watauga County Schools next August. Orientation has…
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Local Hospitals To Conduct Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise at Cannon Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 14 and at…
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221 Widening Details
Information from NCDOT: NCDOT plans to widen U.S. 221 from U.S. 421 in Watauga County to U.S. 221 Business/N.C. 88…
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Officials Investigating Fish Kill At State Hatchery, High Country Counties Impacted
Officials are looking into vandalism over the weekend at the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County, that killed an…
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New Law Changes North Carolina State Gas Tax System, New Formula Replaces Wholesale Fluctuations Loss
Just before April 1, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a new measure that changes how the state…
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Public Asked to Provide Feedback on Draft Schedule for Transportation Projects
The N.C. Department of Transportation wants your feedback on its Draft 10-Year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and how it was developed.…
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April 6-10 2015 Traffic Reports/Conditions
Monday April 6 All travel lanes on 321 in Blowing Rock remain open today April 6, 2015 in observance of…
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