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U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Senator Jerry W. Tillman
Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Tuesday, February 7, in…
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F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast
A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin…
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Prescribed burns planned on the Grandfather Ranger District this spring
Nebo, NC, February 03, 2023 – The U.S. Forest Service is planning five prescribed burns on the Grandfather Ranger District…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday February 3, 2023
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 338 AM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-040845- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-…
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Watauga Sheriff’s Office & New River Light & Power warns of latest phone scam
A scam involving using gift cards to pay for electric service is making the rounds. Both the Watauga County Sheriff’s…
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Grandfather Mountain’s 2022 Weather in Review
LINVILLE, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain, a place known for wild and rapidly changing weather, experienced a fairly ordinary year for…
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The NCDOR Opens 2023 Individual Income Tax Season On Thursday, Feb. 2
Raleigh, N.C. Feb 2, 2023 Today, the North Carolina Department of Revenue officially opened the 2023 individual income tax season…
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Dr. Mark Poarch Wins NC Community College President of the Year Award
Caldwell County native Dr. Mark Poarch was recently announced as winner of the prestigious 2022-2023 North Carolina Community College System…
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BURKE COUNTY MAN IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING METHAMPHETAMINE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Sebastian Lefevers, 29, of Connelly Springs, N.C., to 120…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – Thursday February 2, 2023
NCZ001-018-VAZ015-021615-Ashe-Watauga-Grayson-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Boone, Independence,Whitetop, Troutdale, and Volney904 AM EST Thu Feb 2 2023 …Snow Through Noon…
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