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Long time local Pastor passes – Reverend Gordon Noble
A long-time fixture in the High Country passed away late last week. Reverend Gordon A. Noble, age 88, passed away…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday March 14, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA325 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-150730-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-325 AM EDT…
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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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