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Registration Repair: State Board to Send Letters to 82,000 Voters
The first wave of mailings is now going out to North Carolina voters who need to provide their driver’s license…
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Watauga Humane Society Hosts Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic with Dr. Alex Wechsler
Boone, NC — Watauga Humane Society (WHS) is partnering with Dr. Alex Wechsler of the Animal Hospital of Boone to host a low-cost vaccine clinic on Monday,…
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Local Watauga County Residents Graduate from Leadership Development Program
RALEIGH, NC— Emma Faulkner with the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, Justin Kearley with NC Office of Rural Health, and…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga & Ashe for Wednesday August 20, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA423 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-210830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-423 AM EDT…
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University of Maine Football to take on Appalachian State in 2026
Orono, Maine — It was announced on Monday, Aug. 18 that the University of Maine football program will travel to Boone,…
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Pennington Charged with 10 Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Warrensville, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 42-year-old William Michael Pennington of Warrensville, NC, for 10…
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6,200 App State students make Boone campus residence halls home for fall 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Summer is winding down, but activity at Appalachian State University is ramping up as students arrive for…
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Blue Ridge Parkway opens eight miles of the Parkway near Sparta, North Carolina
LAUREL SPRINGS, NC – On August 15, 2025, the National Park Service reopened eight miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway…
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2025 William Mast Jr. Memorial Motorcycle Ride sights and sounds
The 13th annual William Mast Jr. Memorial Motorcycle Ride took place on Saturday. Riders from all across the local area,…
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Ashe County Animal Control issues rabies alert
UPDATE from Ashe County Animal Control: Additional Rabies Information: Since June 2025, Ashe County Animal Control has collected 4 raccoons…
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