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App State Police Officer Cashae Cook earns NC’s highest award for women in law enforcement
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University Police Officer Cashae Cook ’14 has been named Woman of the Year by the North…
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Crews to Finish N.C. 105 Culvert in Watauga County, Lane closure begins Tuesday on N.C. 105 near Poplar Grove Road
BOONE – The N.C. Department of Transportation will close one lane of N.C. 105 to build a concrete endwall for…
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NCDOT to Realign Old Shulls Mill Road at NC 105
Video: Kenneth Reece/WataugaOnline BOONE – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor has begun a new phase of an intersection realignment…
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Indiana Visitor’s Worm Wins Woolly Worm Festival
An Indiana woman's woolly worm named Billy won the 2025 Woolly Worm Festival championship Saturday, earning $1,000 and the honor…
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Wind Advisory including Watauga & Ashe – Sunday October 19, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-200300-/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.251020T0000Z-251020T1100Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Galax, Volney, Troutdale,Sparta, Floyd, Whitetop, Independence, and Boone104 PM EDT Sun Oct 19…
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Fatal plane crash in Avery County on Friday
A fatal plane crash occurred at Avery County Airport on Friday morning around 11:45 a.m. The pilot was identified as…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Sunday October 19, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA425 AM EDT Sun Oct 19 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-200830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-425 AM EDT…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Saturday October 18, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA530 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>018-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-190930-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-530 AM EDT Sat Oct 18…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, October 17, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025 Incredible fall weather — with a little chill in the air, colorful leaves, corn mazes and…
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Buses leave old Valle Crucis School for final time
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 — The buses rolled out of the old Valle Crucis School — for good this time.…
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