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Boone Council to Hold ~12 Hours of Closed-Session Personnel Meetings Monday and Tuesday
The Boone Town Council has scheduled roughly 12 hours of closed-session meetings Monday and Tuesday to consider "the qualifications and…
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Stein Asks Congress for More Than $10 Billion More in Western NC Helene Recovery
Governor Josh Stein traveled to Washington this week to press North Carolina's Congressional delegation for more than $10 billion in…
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Watauga County EMS Among Six High Country Recipients in $10M Rural Health Grants
Watauga County EMS is one of six High Country agencies sharing in $10 million in new state funding aimed at…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Friday June 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA612 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-131015-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-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-612 AM EDT…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday June 11, 2026
Exceptional Drought (D4) has returned to North Carolina after a two-week absence — this time in the Triangle region. Alamance,…
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FREE SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS AVAILABLE AT TWO WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS STARTING JUNE 15
The Watauga County Schools School Nutrition Department will provide summer meals at no charge to children and teens ages 18…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Thursday June 11, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA508 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012-013-015>017-032-120915-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-508 AM EDT Thu Jun 11…
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Ashe Parents Charged with Child Abuse
Two Fleetwood residents are facing felony child abuse charges following a joint investigation by the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday June 10, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA455 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>018-WVZ042>044-110900-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-455 AM EDT Wed Jun 10…
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Fatal wreck on 194 South on Monday
Boone- On Monday, June 8th, at approximately 4:32 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal…
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