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Blue Lights on Town of Boone Buildings for the Month of April
In remembrance of Watauga County Sheriff Office’s Sergeant Chris Ward and Deputy Logan Fox, all Town of Boone buildings will…
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More Than 1.2 Million Meals Donated Through College Basketball Season
SALISBURY, N.C. — Throughout the 2022-23 college basketball season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 32 college and university teams to…
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U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Nashville, Tennessee
Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset Friday, March…
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Local grant allows Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation to make improvements to elk habitat
LINVILLE, N.C. – Thanks to the ongoing support of the High Country Charitable Foundation, and most recently a $19,000 grant,…
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Keep Truckin’: North Carolina Community Colleges awards $2 million in grants to address truck driver shortage
Last fall, American Trucking Associations announced a shortage of 78,000 truck drivers nationwide – a shortage that affects the entire…
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Governor Cooper Signs Medicaid Expansion into Law
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, Access to Healthcare Options, into law. The legislation will expand Medicaid,…
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“Dollar Days” set to begin April 1 at Grandfather Mountain
LINVILLE, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain will open its gates to High Country residents, employees and their guests for only $5…
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Dr. Sheri Everts Update from Appalachian State University — Friday, March 24, 2023
Friday, March 24, 2023 The second half of the spring semester is underway, and commencement is only seven weeks from today. As our…
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Free Smoke Alarm Inspections and Installation
The North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry, Three Forks Baptist Association, and the Watauga County Fire Marshals Office are offering free…
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North Carolina community colleges see 10-percent enrollment growth in adult learners, nearly 20-percent jump for short-term courses
RALEIGH – North Carolina community colleges saw double digit enrollment increases for adult learners with particularly strong growth in short-term…
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