Coronavirus/COVID-19
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Jul- 2020 -29 July
N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020, Fair was scheduled to be held Oct. 15-25
RALEIGH – Since March, the North Carolina State Fair and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have…
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28 July
Watauga County Schools to open school year with 9 weeks of remote learning
Based on guidance from local health officials, the Watauga County Board of Education voted Tuesday to begin the 2020-21 school…
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28 July
Blue Ridge Parkway Increases Recreational Access to Campgrounds in NC and VA
(Asheville, NC) – Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local…
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28 July
Governor Roy Cooper Signs Executive Order No. 153 Limiting the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages After 11 pm
RALEIGH: With actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 beginning to have impact, Governor Roy Cooper is doubling down on…
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28 July
Governor Roy Cooper’s Tuesday July 28, 2020 COVID-19 Press Conference
Governor Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force to share updates on COVID-19. Feed provided by UNC-TV.
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28 July
Blue Ridge Energy Expands Help As Executive Order Ends
Over $115,000 Awarded To Date from In This Together Relief Fund Lenoir, North Carolina (July 27, 2020) – Blue Ridge…
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27 July
Monday July 27 Watauga, Alleghany & Ashe COVID-19 Testing & Cases Data
Information provided by AppHealthCare You may notice a difference between our case count and the NC DHHS state database. Sometimes…
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27 July
Back 2 School Festival Announces Plans for Drive-Thru Event
[Boone, NC] – Due to ongoing issues from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Back 2 School Festival has announced that this…
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27 July
Watauga County Board of Education Emergency Meeting Tuesday July 28
UDPATE Tuesday July 28 3:31pm – The meeting can be viewed in real-time or on demand at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSNMuLN4gik…
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27 July
Tweetsie Railroad announces closure again due to NCDHHS COVID-19 mandate
Tweetsie Railroad has announced they will be closing, again, including for special events. In a statement the company stated, “Tweetsie…
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