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Hazardous Weather Outlook Sunday July 26, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007>020-022>024-032-WVZ042>044-507-508-270830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-417 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for…
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14th anniversary noted of the passing of Watauga County Deputy William Mast Jr, killed in the line of duty
Today marks 14 years since Watauga County Deputy William Mast Jr. was killed in the line of duty. He was…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday July 25, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-260830-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-416 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for…
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Chick-fil-A Notifying Customers of Data Breach; Automated Attack Hit Accounts in June, Personal Information May Have Been Exposed
Chick-fil-A is notifying customers that an automated cyberattack compromised certain Chick-fil-A One accounts in June, potentially exposing personal information including…
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Boone Planning Commission To Hear 185-Unit Apartment Proposal, Invasive Species Ban Monday
A developer is seeking to rezone a roughly 23-acre site near the intersection of NC Highway 105 Extension and Beverly…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday July 23, 2026
North Carolina’s drought showed its most significant single-week improvement this year, with Exceptional Drought (D4) dropping from 8 counties to…
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AppHealthCare Expands Access to Behavioral Health Services Across the High Country
AppHealthCare is offering behavioral health services across Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga counties through integrated care, outpatient therapy and telehealth, the…
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Blue Ridge Energy Sponsors Two Watauga County Students to UNC, NC State Basketball Camps
Two Watauga County middle school students shot hoops and ran drills at basketball camps hosted by two of the state’s…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday July 22, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>018-022-023-032>035-043>047-058-059-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-445 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING… .DAY…
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App State’s Team Sunergy Unveils Autumn, Its Next-Gen Solar Racing Vehicle
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy marked a new milestone on July 10, unveiling its next-generation solar racing…
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