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App State’s New River Light and Power Scholarship awarded to 5 Watauga County students
BOONE, N.C. — Five future Mountaineers from Watauga County have been named recipients of Appalachian State University’s New River Light and…
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Special Olympics North Carolina athletes & local coach return home from Germany
Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) athletes returned home from the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, with medals and…
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Grandfather Mountain May 2023 Weather Report
LINVILLE, N.C. – May 2023 saw cooler-than-average temperatures on Grandfather Mountain, according to data recorded at the park’s official weather…
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Three Local Students Win Washington Youth Tour Experience
Lenoir, North Carolina (July 6, 2023) — Three local high school students participating in Blue Ridge Energy’s Leadership Track program…
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Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer
BOONE, N.C. — This summer, the first academic building of Appalachian State University’s Innovation District — 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 REALTORS® 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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