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FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS SPARTA MAN TO PAY $9,500 FINE FOR KILLING A BALD EAGLE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal judge ordered Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., to pay a $9,500 fine and…
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Upcoming Schedule for N.C. 105: March 3-7, 2025
Blasting is scheduled to take place this week at the 105 bridge project. The schedule is Tuesday and Thursday 11…
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Fire destroys house under construction in Stewart Simmons fire district
A house under construction is a total loss after a fire over the weekend. Early Saturday morning, March 1st, Watauga…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Monday March 3, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA608 AM EST Mon Mar 3 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-041115-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-608 AM EST…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger – Monday March 3, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-032300-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville550 AM EST Mon Mar 3…
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Special Weather Statement including Avery County – Increased Fire Danger – Monday March 3, 2025
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-040000-Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-Southern Greenville-Northern…
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Boone man killed in Tennessee crash last week
A Boone man was killed in a crash in Tennessee last week. A 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling northbound on…
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WHS PLAYMAKERS SURGE: THE LAST WAVE
Below are videos from the final live performance in Boone of SURGE, as written and performed by the Watauga High…
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U.S. Forest Service responding to multiple wildfires across North Carolina
The U.S. Forest Service is responding to multiple wildfires across the Forests in North Carolina including areas of the Croatan,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Sunday March 2, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA420 AM EST Sun Mar 2 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-030930-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-420 AM EST…
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