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Virginia man arrested after Blowing Rock Road crash
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 10:40 pm, Boone Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the intersection of Blowing Rock…
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Arrest made in Pigeon Roost Road house fire
On January 14, 2023 the Shawneehaw Volunteer Fire Department and the Watauga County Fire Marshal responded to a house fire…
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Tamara Stamey Memorial Fund raises $16,000
BOONE — In its first month since its founding, the Tamara Stamey Memorial Fund has raised more than $16,000 to…
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Watauga County man celebrates $338,787 Cash 5 jackpot
Michael Allen of Zionville tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $338,787 jackpot. Allen purchased…
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U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Senator Jerry W. Tillman
Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Tuesday, February 7, in…
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F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast
A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin…
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Prescribed burns planned on the Grandfather Ranger District this spring
Nebo, NC, February 03, 2023 – The U.S. Forest Service is planning five prescribed burns on the Grandfather Ranger District…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday February 3, 2023
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 338 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-040845- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-…
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Watauga Sheriff’s Office & New River Light & Power warns of latest phone scam
A scam involving using gift cards to pay for electric service is making the rounds. Both the Watauga County Sheriff's…
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Grandfather Mountain’s 2022 Weather in Review
LINVILLE, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain, a place known for wild and rapidly changing weather, experienced a fairly ordinary year for…
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