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Two Wildfires Burning in Western North Carolina: Poplar Fire and Tarkiln Ridge Fire
USDA Forest Service firefighters are currently responding to two wildfires in western North Carolina. Poplar Fire — Mitchell County The…
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TRAFFIC ALERT — King Street Closed Saturday, March 28 for “No Kings” March
King Street in downtown Boone will be closed from 10:55 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 28 for a permitted…
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Great Mother March: 500-Mile Women’s Empowerment Pilgrimage Passes Through High Country This Weekend
BOONE — The Great Mother March, a 500-mile women's empowerment pilgrimage making its way from Asheville to Washington, D.C., will…
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Boone Town Council Passes One-Year Data Center Moratorium 5-0; Watauga County Commissioners Move Toward County-Wide Restrictions
BOONE — The Boone Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to enact a one-year moratorium on data center construction within…
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NC Forest Service Warns of High to Extreme Fire Danger Statewide
Fire danger remains high, even extreme in some areas, statewide, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Fires can start…
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Buncombe County Deputy Hospitalized, Suspect in Custody After 60-Mile Chase Spanning Five Counties Ends in Avery County Crash
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A Buncombe County deputy is hospitalized and a suspect is in custody following a 60-mile vehicle…
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Empty Bowls Returns to the High Country, Raises $12,500 for Hunger & Health Coalition
The Hunger & Health Coalition's Empty Bowls event made its long-awaited return Saturday — and the High Country showed up…
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Arrest Made Following Active Breaking and Entering in Creston
Creston, NC – Ashe Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 29-year-old Christopher William Daum of Tybee Island, GA,…
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What’s Happening in the High Country: March 26–28, 2026
There's plenty happening in the High Country this week, from a nationally known rock band taking the stage at App…
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Bluegrass Singer and Songwriter Ronnie Bowman Dies at 64 After Motorcycle Accident
Ronnie Bowman, born William Franklin Bowman on July 9, 1961, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, died Sunday afternoon at Vanderbilt…
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