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WATAUGA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFERS SAFETY REMINDERS FOR THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON
Sheriff Len D. Hagaman of Watauga County hopes this school year gets off to a great start! Many parents may…
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Town of Boone Lifting Stage 2 Water Restrictions, Moving to Stage 1 Voluntary Water Restrictions Effective August 12th, 2026
BOONE, N.C. – August 12, 2026 – The Town of Boone will be lifting Stage 2 Water Restrictions, and will…
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William H. “Hank” Perkins Announced as Boone’s Interim Town Manager
BOONE, N.C. – August 12, 2026 – As the Boone Town Council continues its search for a new Town Manager,…
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NASCAR Tripleheader Headlines Biggest Race Week Ever At North Wilkesboro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2026) – For a speedway deeply rooted in making NASCAR history, the most historic week…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA434 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-130845-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-434 AM EDT…
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Flood Watch – Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 434 AM EDT Wednesday, August 12, 2026, for…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for High Country Until 2 a.m. Wednesday
The High Country is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2 a.m. Wednesday, after the National Weather Service in Blacksburg…
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Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Meth Arrest in Blowing Rock
A traffic stop in Blowing Rock led to a felony drug arrest last week, according to the Blowing Rock Police…
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Structure Fire Reported in Sugar Grove Sunday Morning
Watauga County Communications received a call reporting a structure fire in the Sugar Grove area at just after 10:30 a.m.…
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Flood Watch in Effect for Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany Counties Through Thursday Morning
What Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Where Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC,…
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