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Red Flag Warning including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions – Saturday March 1, 2025
…DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING… .Low humidity and breezy, shifting winds along with drying…
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Red Flag Warning including Avery County – Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions – Saturday March 1, 2025
…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY… .A dry cold front is expected to cross the area this afternoon with gusty…
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Watauga County Children’s Council Releases 2024 Annual Report
Boone, NC- The Watauga County Children’s Council saw a banner year in 2024 as they continue their championing for early…
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Letter from the Boone Town Council: Congratulations to Chancellor Heather Norris on her Appointment as Chancellor of Appalachian State University
Town of Boone, North Carolina— The Boone Town Council congratulates Chancellor HeatherNorris on her recent appointment as Chancellor of Appalachian…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger – Friday February 28, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-010100-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville332 AM EST Fri Feb 28…
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Special Weather Statement including Avery County – Increased Fire Danger – Friday February 28, 2025
NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-010000-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-432 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025 …INCREASED…
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Watauga County Schools welcomes new 2025 activity bus, surprise for Athletic Director Dustin Kerley
BOONE – Watauga County Schools is excited to announce the addition of a 2025 bus to the white fleet of…
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Dr. Heather Norris elected chancellor of Appalachian State University
RALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris, who has served as interim chancellor at Appalachian State University since April of 2024,…
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Armstrong Fire 90% Contained in McDowell County
NEBO, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2025) – Firefighters made significant progress in containing the Armstrong Fire today, which is now 52…
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UNC Board of Governors to elect App State Chancellor on Thursday
UPDATE – Thursday, February 27, 2025 – UNC System Board of Governors has elected Dr. Heather Norris as the next…
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