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WATAUGA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RELEASES FEBRUARY 2025 BUSINESS SNAPSHOT REPORT
BOONE, NC – In an ongoing effort to track real-time conditions for local businesses as recovery from the impacts of…
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Blue Ridge Conservancy Protects Southern Appalachian Mountain Bog in Alleghany County
Alleghany County, NC – Thanks to a generous landowner, Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) was recently able to protect a 76-acre…
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Watauga County Fire Marshal Releases Cause of Beech Mountain Structure Fire
Watauga County, NC – March 24th, 2025 – The Watauga County Fire Marshal has released the cause of the structure…
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Wildlife Agency Offers Guidance as Animal Encounters Increase in Spring
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) offers helpful guidance when encountering wildlife as they become more visible this time of year. Black bears emerge from…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, March 21, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025 Dear Members of the App State Community, As we move into the next chapter for the…
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Watauga High Playmakers win in national theater competition in Baltimore
The Watauga High Playmakers have wrapped up their original play SURGE in award-winning fashion. Competing for the final time, this…
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Crews battling wildfire in Wilkes County, fires also in Ashe & Caldwell
Fire crews from at least six departments and the NC Forest Service are battling a wildfire in Wilkes County. That…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga & Ashe & – Increased Fire Danger – Saturday March 22, 2025
Special Weather StatementNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA348 AM EDT Sat Mar 22 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-230000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Including the cities of West…
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Local Burn Ban in Effect – Watauga County
Due to persistent hazardous fire conditions the North Carolina Forestry Service has issued aBurn Ban for the entire State including…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger – Friday March 21, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-212300-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Tazewell,Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford,…
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