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Governor Roy Cooper’s Tuesday March 23, 2021 COVID-19 Press Conference
Governor Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force share an update on COVID-19. Broadcast provided by PBS North Carolina.
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Bunny Trail Parade this Sunday at new Rec Center, traffic pattern change that day
UPDATE Sunday 11:52am – Watauga Parks and Rec has announced the Bunny Trail Parade is CANCELED for today due to…
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Insurance companies request rate increase for mobile home policies
The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a request with the N.C. Department of Insurance to increase insurance rates for…
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Monday March 22, 2021 – Appalachian State, Watauga, Alleghany & Ashe COVID-19 Cases Data
The data for February 2021 has been moved to the COVID-19 data page. Information provided by AppHealthCare Vaccines These are…
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Body found in a local river on Sunday
UPDATE Thursday, April 8, 2021 – The identity of a man found in the New River in late March has…
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Watauga County Schools adjusted schedule this week – March 22-26, 2021
This week all K-5 will attend Monday-Thursday. 6th-12th grades will attend on their two day a week cohort: Mon/Tue or…
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Phone scams continue, Sheriff Hagaman with another warning
The rash of scam phone calls to area residents continues as another warning comes from law enforcement. Sheriff Len Hagaman…
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Prescribed burn planned on the Grandfather Ranger District to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health
Nebo, NC, March 20, 2021— The U.S. Forest Service is planning a 1,688-acre prescribed burn on the Grandfather Ranger District…
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COVID-19 Situation Updates for Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga – March 19, 2021
This report is intended to provide a regular update on the local response to COVID-19 in our communities and timely,…
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Dr. Sheri Everts Update from Appalachian State University — week of March 15-19, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021 As we look ahead to May Commencement and into the fall, our COVID-19 data, vaccine outlook…
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