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Watauga County Historical Society Announces Elizabeth “Bettie” Bond as First Inductee to the Watauga County Historical Society Hall of Fame
As part of ongoing activities associated with the Boone 150 celebrations in 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of Boone’s official…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday February 1, 2022
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia.
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NCDOL Releases Workplace Fatality Count For 2021
RALEIGH—Struck-by incidents caused the largest number of non COVID-19 work-related deaths last year in the Tar Heel state, based on…
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Some North Carolina Nonprofit Hospitals Billing Poor Patients Amid Failures in Charity Care
(Raleigh, N.C.) – North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals are billing poor patients at an average rate up to three times the…
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High Path Avian Influenza now confirmed in wild birds at three sites in North Carolina
RALEIGH – High Path Avian Influenza has now been confirmed in 53 hunter-harvested wild waterfowl at three sites in North…
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Watauga County Community Helping Agencies Receive Foundation Grants
Lenoir, North Carolina (January 27, 2022) – Watauga County citizens will benefit from eight grants worth $56,500, awarded recently to…
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Earthquake recorded near Mountain City on Saturday night
An earthquake was recorded near Mountain City, Tennessee on Saturday night. The 2.2 magnitude quake occurred at 9:35 pm and…
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Snowfall Reports for January 29, 2022
Below are snowfall reports as compiled by the National Weather Service for the High Country of North Carolina. PUBLIC INFORMATION…
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Wind Chill Advisory time extended for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – January 29-30, 2022
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY… …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
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Wind Chill Advisory & Winter Weather Advisory for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – Saturday January 29, 2022
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
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