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NCDOT Awards $3.5 Million Design-Build Contract to Replace 10 Bridges in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Wilkes Counties
N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has awarded a $3.5 million design-build contract to replace three bridges in Alleghany…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Recognizes Blue Ridge Electric Employee for Improvement Efforts
The Blue Ridge Parkway, a unit of the National Park Service, recently recognized Steve Peterson, retiring construction manager with Blue…
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Power Restored in Watauga Late Monday
Full power restoration was complete as of 3:39 p.m. today after last night’s summer storm that brought high winds, hail…
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Monday Power Outage Update
Power outages are down to 200 after a high of 500 members of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation were affected…
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ASU To Test Alert Siren
Appalachian State University will test its AppState Alert siren system Wednesday, July 11, at 11:55 a.m. Tests of the siren…
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Overnight Storms Cause Outages & Fire
The storms that passed through the area Sunday night/Monday morning are blamed for power outages in Watauga and Ashe, and…
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Area Sheriff Offers Tips For A Safe July 4th Holiday
Avery County Sheriff Kevin Frye asks all citizens to join him in making this Fourth of July holiday happy, enjoyable…
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Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker Campaign Underway
State and local law enforcement officers will be out in force over the Fourth of July holiday as part of…
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Old 421/Silverstone Road Bridge Replacement
According to a posting on the Watauga County Communications facebook page “6/27: DOT announces the replacement of a bridge at…
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Virginia Power Outages
The derecho on Friday spared western North Carolina, but Virginia continues to deal with the loss of power. Here's a…
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