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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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Saturday Hail South Of Blowing Rock
With all the heat the last two days there is one thing most residents were not expecting..hail. An early evening…
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Record High Details
With the start of the recent heatwave, and Fridays temperatures in the 90s, here’s a look at the record highs…
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No Lane Closures on U.S. 321 in Blowing Rock During July 4 Week
Lane closures will not take place in the U.S. 321 widening project work zone through Blowing Rock during the week…
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High Country Prepares For Heatwave
Today is the beginning of the heat that’s had a hold of the middle portion of the country. For some…
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321 In Blowing Rock CLOSED
321 is closed in Blowing Rock per text message. Power pole fell at Holiday Inn – 9:04am 9:27am per NCDOT…
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