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Running of Blue Ridge Relay takes place Friday & Saturday, be aware of runners on some local roads
The annual running of the Blue Ridge Relay takes place Friday and Saturday. It is one of the longest-running relay…
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Drought Monitor Update – Thursday, September 5, 2024
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, the High Country continues to be classified in drought status. A majority…
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Appalachian Regional Commission Grant Funds High-Tech Training Mannequins for CCC&TI Healthcare Programs
Nursing students beginning classes at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute this fall will have access to brand new, high-tech…
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Lees-McRae College to host Homecoming 2024 celebrations for campus and local community
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Lees-McRae College will host the annual Homecoming celebrations this year Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6.…
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Camp to Community Event at Appalachian State on September 14
The Diabetes Family Connection (DFC) invites children ages 5-15 living with type 1 diabetes, along with their families and caregivers,…
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Boone Police Department PSA: use safe financial transaction practices when engaging in wire fund transfers
The Boone Police Department would like to remind our citizens of using safe financial transaction practices when engaging in wire…
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Ashe County Man Arrested for Sexual Molestation of a Child
Ashe County, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 40-year-old Adam Michael May of Creston, N.C., for…
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Pause on ginseng harvesting continues on Pisgah, Nantahala National Forests
ASHEVILLE, N.C., August 27, 2024 – The U.S. Forest Service announced today that its pause on issuing permits to harvest…
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Banner Elk Fire Rescue Secures Nearly $200,000 FEMA AFG Grant for New SCBA Air Packs
Banner Elk Fire Rescue is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded almost $200,000 through the Federal Emergency Management…
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Hospitality House Celebrates 40 Years by Buying Boone Lunch at F.A.R.M. Café and Throwing a Birthday Party at The Appalachian Theatre
BOONE, NC – AUGUST 30, 2024: Hospitality House of Northwest N.C. officially turns forty years-old on September 7th and to…
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