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Flood Watch including Avery County through Friday afternoon – September 27, 2024
Flood WatchNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC645 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ101>103-270900-/O.CON.KGSP.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-240927T1800Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Rabun-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-RutherfordMountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains-Pickens…
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Lenoir-Rhyne University Appoints former Appalachian State Athletic Director as Interim Athletic Director
HICKORY, NC – Lenoir-Rhyne University has officially announced the appointment of Roachel Laney as the university's Interim Athletic Director. This appointment…
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Banner Elk Man Charged with Secret Peeping
The McDowell County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Banner Elk man and charged him with Secret Peeping which is a…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday September 24, 2024
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA302 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>034-043-044-WVZ042>044-507-508-250715-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Pittsylvania-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-302 AM EDT…
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Avery County High graduate and current UNC student found deceased in South Africa
A 2022 valedictorian at Avery County High, and current student at UNC-Chapel Hill, was found deceased in South Africa on…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Monday September 23, 2024
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA234 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-WVZ042-241845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Mercer-234 PM EDT Mon Sep 23…
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Ashe County Schools warns of job scam email
Ashe County Schools (ACS) officials are warning of an email scam that began on Friday evening. Just after 8 pm,…
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Interim Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris Update from App State — Friday, September 20, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024 We began the week with our annual observation of Constitution Day, with students joined by faculty…
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Portions of High Country will be in “Moderate” Air Quality For Monday September 23, 2024
Portions of the High Country have been placed in the Moderate air quality index for Monday. Those areas are primarily…
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Upcoming Schedule for N.C. 105: September 23-27, 2024
BANNER ELK – Blasting operations will take place next week on the N.C. 105 bridge project in Watauga County. From 11…
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