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Fatal wreck on 194 South on Monday
Boone- On Monday, June 8th, at approximately 4:32 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal…
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High Country Gas Prices Fall to $3.54 — Lowest Local Low in Over a Year
Gas prices in the High Country continue to fall, with the county low for regular unleaded dropping to $3.54 per…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Tuesday June 9, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA439 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-100845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-439 AM EDT…
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Ned Jarrett, Two-Time NASCAR Champion and North Carolina Racing Legend, Dies at 93
Ned Jarrett, one of the most celebrated drivers in NASCAR history and a beloved figure in North Carolina motorsports, has…
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Boone Council Takes Up Federal Roadless Rule, Skate Park and Bolick Farm Wednesday
The Boone Town Council meets Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. with a resolution on federal forest protection, a skate park construction…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday June 4, 2026
North Carolina's drought continues to ease for the second straight week, with Extreme Drought (D3) dropping to 37 counties —…
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High Country Gas Prices Drop to $3.77 This Week — Lowest Local Low in Months
Gas prices in the High Country are falling fast, with the Boone-area low for regular unleaded dropping to $3.77 per…
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Rescue Squad Pulls Cow From Mud Pit, Gets Her Back to Greener Pasture
A cow's Thursday afternoon adventure ended with a mud pit rescue in Avery County, as the Linville-Central Rescue Squad, Linville…
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Watauga County Commissioners Meet Tuesday With Budget, Emergency Services Purchases on Agenda
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with the fiscal year 2027 budget adoption topping the…
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Watauga High Senior Jane Beach-Verhey Named 2026 Blue Scholar
Jane Elizabeth Beach-Verhey of Watauga High School has been named the 25th recipient of the $8,000 John and Ruth Blue…
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