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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 Watch in Effect for Watauga, Ashe Counties Through Late Tonight
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia issued a Flood Watch at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, in effect until 2 a.m.…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Sunday, August 2, 2026
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia issued the following Hazardous Weather Outlook at 2:22 a.m. Sunday for north central…
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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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Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday, August 1, 2026
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia issued the following Hazardous Weather Outlook at 4:21 a.m. Saturday for north central…
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Boone Fire Department Urges Caution to Prevent Heatstroke Deaths in Vehicles
The Boone Fire Department would like everyone to do their part to reduce deaths of children and pets in vehicles…
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Blowing Rock to Host Community Q&A on Deer Ticks Aug. 21
The Town of Blowing Rock will hold a community meeting on deer ticks Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. at the…
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Blowing Rock Police to Host Back-to-School Cop-Out at Memorial Park Aug. 8
As summer winds down and families prepare for the start of school, the Blowing Rock Police Department is inviting the…
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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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