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Wind Advisory for Watauga & Ashe for Wednesday March 20, 2024
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-210000-/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.240320T1627Z-240321T0000Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-EasternGreenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Radford, Quinwood, Bland, Fincastle,Roanoke, Troutdale, Pulaski, Hix, Hot Springs, Boone, Duo,Alderson, Covington, White…
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U.S. 421 Construction Begun in Wilkes County
WILKESBORO – The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun work on a Reduced Conflict Intersection Corridor project on a stretch of…
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Grandfather Mountain announces 2024 special events
LINVILLE, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has lined up an…
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Ashe Sheriff warns of fake checks scam
A new scam has reached Ashe County, targeting local landscapers. Fake checks are being sent out from what appears to…
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Stephen Poulos awarded Officials of Excellence by North Carolina Athletic Directors Association
Stephen Poulos, the former long-time Watauga County Parks & Recreation Director, has been awarded the Officials of Excellence Award by…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger Wednesday March 20, 2024
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-WVZ042>044-507-508-210000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Tazewell,Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville,…
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Blowing Rock Students Compete in Regional Science Competition
Six Blowing Rock School sixth grade students competed virtually in the Region 7 Science Fair and Student Academy of Sciences…
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Lincolnton man arrested in Newland after car chase
On Sunday, March 17, 2024, Corporal Caleb Hicks, with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office, received a report of a reckless…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger Tuesday March 19, 2024
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-200000-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-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Tazewell,Marion, Bland, Pearisburg,…
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WHS Seniors Receive Lenoir-Rhyne Presidential Scholarship
A special ceremony took place at Watauga High School the morning of Thursday, March 7 at Watauga High School to…
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