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National average price of gas passes $5 a gallon for first time ever
The national average price of gas in the U.S. surpassed $5 per gallon today for the first time ever, according…
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Banner Elk named one of “15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022” by Smithsonian magazine
Banner Elk has been named as one of the 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022 by Smithsonian magazine.…
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Boone Town Council Response to Watauga County Parking Garage Local Law
Friday June 10, 2022 5:00pm – Editor’s Note – The Watauga County Board of Commissioners has in response to Town…
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Special Weather Statement for Ashe NC-Watauga NC at 418 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022
Special Weather StatementNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA418 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022 NCZ001-018-082045-Ashe NC-Watauga NC-418 PM EDT Wed Jun…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Wilkes County, NC at 346 pm EDT, Jun 8th 2022
NCZ001-018-019-082015-Ashe NC-Wilkes NC-Watauga NC-346 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022 …Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Wilkes,Watauga and southeastern…
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Water service to be interrupted on four streets in Boone on Thursday
On Thursday, June 9th, (weather permitting) water service will be interrupted beginning at 11:30 pm. Water service should be restored…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Wednesday June 8, 2022
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA436 AM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-091200-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-436 AM EDT…
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A return to Everest: App State’s Dr. Baker Perry leads climate science expedition to the world’s highest mountain
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday June 7, 2022
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA418 AM EDT Tue Jun 7 2022 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-081200-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-418 AM EDT…
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Heightened police presence on Wildcat Road area ends with suspect in custody
Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman says that a suspect is in custody after an hours long standoff in Deep Gap.…
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