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Drought Monitor Update – Thursday June 12, 2025
According to the latest drought update for North Carolina, most counties in the state are drought-free. In the High Country,…
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Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation Announces Annual Membership Meeting
Lenoir, North Carolina (June 12, 2025) – The Annual Membership Meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation will be held…
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Blowing Rock Chamber Announces Volunteer Orientation and Information Sessions
BLOWING ROCK, NC — The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce invites community members to attend a Volunteer Orientation on Wednesday,…
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Free Small Business Counseling Now Available in Blowing Rock
BLOWING ROCK, NC — The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of complimentary small business…
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Lees-McRae College celebrates records and biggest year of fundraising in institution’s 125-year history
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Lees-McRae College marked the end of its fiscal year by breaking records across the college. In the…
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The 47th Annual VALLE COUNTRY FAIR scheduled for October 18, 2025
VALLE CRUCIS, NC — The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest season in the Blue Ridge Mountains all come…
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Three children struck while operating lemonade stand in Burke County
Morganton – On Tuesday, June 10, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a…
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Don and Audrey Bentley Scholarship Awarded to Mia Grace Llibre
June 11, 2025 –Watauga High School student Mia Grace Llibre, daughter of Yanni Llibre and Giovanni Llibre, was named the…
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App State’s NRLP awards scholarships to 7 Watauga County students
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s New River Light and Power (NRLP) has named the 2025 recipients of two NRLP…
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New Roundabout Coming to Caldwell County
GRANITE FALLS — A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation can begin operations this week to build a roundabout…
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