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Blue Ridge Community Theatre “Happy Birthday, Boone!” to be presented this weekend
Ever wondered how Boone got its name and if it had anything to do with Daniel Boone? What about where…
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22nd Blood Sweat & Gears Saturday June 25, be alert for bikes on area roads this week & weekend
High Country motorists should be alert for increased vehicle and bicycle traffic as the 22st annual Blood Sweat and Gears…
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Free scouting events to take place locally in June, July & August
The Scouts in Watauga County are hosting three free summer events, one in June, July, and August. Each event will…
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Paige Henderson named Town of Boone’s New Downtown Development Coordinator
The Town of Boone has named Paige Henderson as Boone’s new DowntownDevelopment Coordinator. Paige began working for the Town of…
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Governor Cooper Tests Positive for COVID-19
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper tested positive for COVID-19. The Governor is experiencing mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid,…
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Sonny Sweet former director of High Country Red Cross passes
Sonny Sweet, a long time fixture in Watauga County and the High Country, passed away on Monday June 13 after…
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Downed trees & power outages as severe storms move through Friday afternoon
Severe warned storms resulted in downed trees and power outages in Watauga County late Friday afternoon and into the early…
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 4:05PM EDT until June 17 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1263FAB49374.SevereThunderstormWarning.1263FAB49D38NC.GSPSVRGSP.6be807bd8643bf5ba85ec338e81770e4 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2022-06-17T16:05:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Avery (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Severe Thunderstorm…
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC at 337 pm EDT, Jun 17th 2022
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA337 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022 The National Weather…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Avery County, NC, Caldwell County at 258 pm EDT, Jun 17th 2022
GAC105-119-137-147-241-257-NCC003-011-021-023-025-027-035-045-059-071-075-087-089-097-099-109-111-113-115-119-121-149-159-161-173-175-179-199-SCC001-007-021-023-045-047-059-073-077-083-087-091-172300-/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.A.0385.220617T1858Z-220617T2300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH385 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE…
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