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Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Victims of the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas
Governor Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning…
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School board honors student representative
BOONE — During its May meeting, the Watauga County Board of Education honored outgoing Senior Student Board Representative Isabella Sibaja…
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Watauga Students Awarded Scholarships from Blue Ridge Energy
Boone, North Carolina – (May 24, 2022) Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to ten students across…
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Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation Announces Annual Membership Meeting
Lenoir, North Carolina (May 24, 2022) – Members can participate in the annual meeting of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation…
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Flood Watch for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Wilkes County, NC at 718 pm EDT, May 23rd 2022
Abundant amounts of moisture will be lifting over a front in the Carolinas and intersecting with the central and southern…
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Former local media editor & Wilkes Community College educator Jim Thompson killed in crash
Jim Thompson, a former editor for several local news outlets was killed over the weekend as the result of a…
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Click It or Ticket Campaign Statewide Enforcement Campaign Kicks Off Today
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be making sure citizens buckle up May 23-June 5 RALEIGH – Fasten your…
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McDowell County man wins $2 million: “Thought I was seeing things”
Robert Hamrick of Marion said he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw he had matched a number with a…
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Power outages impact sections of Watauga on Monday morning May 23, 2022
A portion of Watauga County is still in the dark this morning. Power outages began impacting 142 Blue Ridge Energy…
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Select Jif® peanut butter products recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination
The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif® peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella…
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