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USDA Forest Service Looks to Salvage Timber to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Help with Hurricane Recovery on the Pisgah National Forest
ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 3, 2025 — The USDA Forest Service is currently offering salvage timber contracts to remove downed but…
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Storm Debris After Helene: Private and Commercial Business Property Debris Removal options available in Watauga County
Private property and commercial business owners in Watauga County impacted by Helene have a free option for debris removal. Owners…
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Man arrested after allegedly using stolen credit cards information to obtain property over 60k
Boone, NC – The Boone Police Department is announcing the arrest of Corey Paul Connelly, 37 years of age, with…
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North Depot Street Closed for Utility Pole Repair, Temporary Power Outages May Occur
North Depot Street, from Queen Street to King Street, will be closed today, March 5th for a few hours due…
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Helicopters and crews battling wildfire in Johnson County TN near NC stateline
Crews are battling a fire in Johnson County Tennessee near the North Carolina state line. The fire is in the…
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Watauga High placed on soft lockdown
UPDATE 1:53 pm from Principal Scott Strickler – “After receiving a tip that school administrators received around 12:45 about a…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Increased Fire Danger – Tuesday March 4, 2025
NCZ001>006-018>020-041745-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville438 AM EST Tue Mar 4…
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Wind Advisory including Watauga & Ashe – March 4-5, 2025
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Blacksburg VA351 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-043-508-041700-/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.250304T2300Z-250305T1700Z/Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Wytheville,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Tuesday March 4, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA458 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-051000-Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-458 AM EST Tue Mar 4 2025…
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FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS SPARTA MAN TO PAY $9,500 FINE FOR KILLING A BALD EAGLE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal judge ordered Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., to pay a $9,500 fine and…
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