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APPLICATION WINDOW FOR HOPE FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY BUSINESS RESILIENCY DISASTER GRANT CLOSED; FUNDING PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS ANNOUNCED
BOONE, NC – On Friday, March 21 2025, the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation closed the application window for its 3rd…
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Helene storm repair projects at Blue Ridge Parkway underway, Long-term storm recovery will require significant work to fully restore park resources
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – As a result of Hurricane Helene’s path through the southern Appalachian Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway in…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga & Ashe & – Increased Fire Danger – Thursday March 27, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-280000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville218 AM EDT Thu Mar 27…
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Special Weather Statement including Avery County – Increased Fire Danger – Thursday March 27, 2025
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Governor Stein Broadens State of Emergency as State Coordinates Response to Wildfires, Urges Caution in Western North Carolina
(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Stein issued a State of Emergency to expand the state’s capacity to respond to the wildfires burning…
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Disaster Recovery Centers in North Carolina Will Transition to Locally Operated Resource Centers March 31
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Western North Carolina will transition to locally operatedResource Centers March 31 and will cease operation…
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Crime Stoppers seeks information in theft at 137 Moonstruck Lane
High Country Crime Stoppers and the Boone Police Department seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On the…
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Partnerships More Powerful than Hurricanes: How One WNC Community College and One K-8 school are Rising Above in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida panhandle and made its slow march inland and upward,…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga & Ashe & – Increased Fire Danger – Wednesday March 26, 2025
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Repair Homes Now Before Bat Pupping Season
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) recommends that homeowners check now for bats that may be getting into their home and evict them…
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