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Construction of App Stateโs Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer
BOONE, N.C. โ This summer, the first academic building of Appalachian State Universityโs Innovation District โ the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education…
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State Highway Patrol Trooper Shot Assisting Stranded Motorist
BUNCOMBE COUNTY- A preliminary investigation has revealed that on Monday, July 3, at approximately 7:35 p.m., a member of the…
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Gibson named High Country Association of REALTORSยฎ new Government Affairs Director
Tyler Gibson, a North Carolina native with more than a decade of political campaign, organizing, event management and fundraising experience,…
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July 4th, 2023 Events in the High Country
Below is a list of events happening in the High Country for the weekend and Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. Take…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch including Wilkes – Monday July 3, 2023
NCC033-157-169-171-193-197-VAC009-011-019-023-029-031-037-067-083-089-141-143-161-163-530-590-678-680-690-770-775-040200-/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.A.0439.230703T1845Z-230704T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH439 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE…
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Lost hikers rescued Saturday night in Avery County
Emergency crews from Linville Central Rescue (LCR) and Avery County Fire Marshal/Emergency Management were dispatched to a report of three…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Monday, July 3, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA628 AM EDT Mon Jul 3 2023 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ013>017-022>024-032>035-041030-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-628 AM EDT Mon Jul 3…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch including Watauga, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes for Sunday July 2, 2023
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 437 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 625 PM EDT SUN JUL 2…
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Zionville Fire Department July 2023 Parade
Below are the sights and sounds as the Zionville Fire Department held its July 4th Parade on Sunday, July 2nd…
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Highland Games set to return to Grandfather Mountainโs MacRae Meadows
LINVILLE, N.C. โ The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows on…
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