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Youth Coach Sentenced to Prison for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nathaniel Willard Byrd, 38, a youth coach from Hudson, N.C., was sentenced to 121 months in prison…
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Back to School Fire Safety Tips from Boone Fire Department
August is Back to School month in the High Country with classes for Watauga County and Appalachian State University students…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Thursday, August 13, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 725 AM EDT Thursday, August 13, 2026, for…
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Boone Police Department Identifies Multiple Suspects in Downtown Graffiti Investigation
Beginning in late 2025, the Boone Police Department began investigating multiple incidents of graffiti and vandalism occurring in and around…
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WATAUGA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFERS SAFETY REMINDERS FOR THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON
Sheriff Len D. Hagaman of Watauga County hopes this school year gets off to a great start! Many parents may…
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Town of Boone Lifting Stage 2 Water Restrictions, Moving to Stage 1 Voluntary Water Restrictions Effective August 12th, 2026
BOONE, N.C. – August 12, 2026 – The Town of Boone will be lifting Stage 2 Water Restrictions, and will…
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William H. “Hank” Perkins Announced as Boone’s Interim Town Manager
BOONE, N.C. – August 12, 2026 – As the Boone Town Council continues its search for a new Town Manager,…
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NASCAR Tripleheader Headlines Biggest Race Week Ever At North Wilkesboro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2026) – For a speedway deeply rooted in making NASCAR history, the most historic week…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA434 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-130845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-434 AM EDT…
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Flood Watch – Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 434 AM EDT Wednesday, August 12, 2026, for…
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