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App State Women’s Basketball to Host Virginia Tech in 2027-28 — Also Marks Return of Kate Sears to Boone
BOONE, N.C. — App State Women’s Basketball and Virginia Tech have agreed to a three-game series that will run each…
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Blowing Rock Restaurant Mourns Loss of Employee Dylan Roberts After Holden Beach Tragedy
A Lenoir man who worked at a popular Blowing Rock restaurant has died alongside his father in a weekend incident…
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Flood Warning including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Sunday August 2, 2026
Flash Flood WarningNCC009-189-193-030645-/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0026.260803T0033Z-260803T0645Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA833 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026…
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Howard Knob County Park Reopens With New $2.2 Million Skybridge Overlook — A Mountain With a Story as Big as Its Views
BOONE — Howard Knob County Park has reopened to the public following a nearly $2.2 million renovation that transformed one…
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Flood Advisory in effect until early Sunday
Flood AdvisoryNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA940 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026 NCC009-189-193-020445-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0073.260802T0140Z-260802T0445Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe NC-Watauga NC-Wilkes NC-940 PM EDT Sat Aug…
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Archdale’s Jerome Davis, First Bull Rider East of the Mississippi to Win a World Title, Inducted Into ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Jerome Davis, a North Carolina native who became the first cowboy from east of the Mississippi River to win a…
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Back To School 2026-27 begins in the High Country
Summer break is about to end for area public schools, colleges, and university systems as the 2026-27 year begins. Johnson…
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Charlotte PD Officer Charged After Allegedly Leaking Undercover Plate Info to Target of Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Drug Probe
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer has been arrested and charged after allegedly using police databases to look up an undercover…
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Demolition of Historic Banner Elk Hospital Enters Final Phase After 27 Years Vacant
The former Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk is entering the final phases of demolition, more than 27…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday July 30, 2026
North Carolina’s drought showed its biggest single-week improvement since the crisis began, with eight counties reaching drought-free status for the…
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