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Repair Work Upcoming for Watauga County Road
BLOWING ROCK – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a Watauga County road this week for road stabilization…
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Full Power Restoration Achieved at 9:54 pm Sunday evening
Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm Monday, October 14, 2024) – After the most devastating storm in recent history hit western North Carolina…
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Watauga County Emergency Services list of partial & full road closures for Monday October 14, 2024
*Information provided by Watauga County Emergency Services* Here is a list of PARTIAL closures as of 10/14 at 12pm, and…
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Official Ashe County Hurricane Helene Update – Monday October 14, 2024
Good morning friends and neighbors, This is going to be long but hopefully it will answer a lot of questions.…
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Mountain Electric Cooperative Update- Hurricane Helene Restoration Efforts -Monday October 14, 2024
Mountain Electric Cooperative Update- Hurricane Helene Restoration Efforts -October 14, 2024 We are still working the same schedule of 15…
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Wind Advisory for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Monday October 14, 2024
NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ009-015-141615-/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.241014T0750Z-241014T2200Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Smyth-Grayson-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Wilkesboro, Marion,Whitetop, Troutdale, Boone, Volney, Independence, and Sparta350 AM EDT Mon Oct 14…
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Power restored to all of Watauga County two weeks and two days after Hurricane Helene
Power was restored to all of Watauga County on Sunday evening, two weeks and two days after Hurricane Helene. According…
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Water Restoration Update from Banner Elk Manager Rick Owen – Sunday October 13, 2024
We are 2 weeks out from what I now know to be DR-4827-NC, which is the official disaster designation number…
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Wind Advisory including Avery County for Monday October 14, 2024
NCZ033-049-050-053-503-505-507-140300-/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.241014T0600Z-241014T1600Z/Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-Rutherford Mountains-Including the cities of Poplar, Sugar Hill, Ingalls, Celo, BlackMountain, Candler, Micaville, Swiss, Ramseytown, Ashford, ChimneyRock State…
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Bear-Hunting Season Opens Monday on the Croatan, Uwharrie and Nantahala National Forests
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2024) – Bear-hunting season kicks off on Monday, October 14, and the USDA Forest Service welcomes…
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