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Avery County woman will use $466,415 win to help people affected by Helene
Tracy Bell of Banner Elk wants to give back to her community after she won a $466,415 jackpot playing a…
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Crime Stoppers seeks information in theft of utility trailer from Industrial Park Drive
High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On Sunday, March 9,…
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WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NORTH CAROLINA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHICAGO (March 13, 2025) — In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Thursday March 13, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA546 AM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-141000-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-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-546 AM EDT…
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Governor Stein Delivers State of the State Address: “We Have the Chance to Build Something Forward-Looking Right Here”
Tonight, Governor Josh Stein delivered his first State of the State Address, highlighting the ongoing work to recover in western…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Wednesday March 12, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA438 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-130845-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-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-438 AM EDT…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger – Wednesday March 12, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-122300-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville437 AM EDT Wed Mar 12…
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Special Weather Statement including Avery County – Increased Fire Danger – Wednesday March 12, 2025
GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-130000-Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-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-340 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 …INCREASED…
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105 bridge to be named for fallen K9 Deputy Logan S. Fox
The 105 bridge in Watauga County will be named in honor of fallen Watauga County Sheriff’s Deputy Logan S. Fox.…
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Governor Stein To Deliver First State of the State Address, Highlight North Carolinians Who Make Our State Strong
Tomorrow, Governor Josh Stein will deliver his first State of the State Address, highlighting his vision for the future of…
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