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N.C National Forests Make Significant Progress Towards Recovery After Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sep. 25, 2025—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has made significant progress in repairing and restoring the…
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Upcoming Town of Boone Events: Hurricane Helene Candlelight Vigil, Appalachian Heritage Flag Raising Event, and Appalachian Heritage Month Programming
Town of Boone, North Carolina— At its September 10, 2025 meeting, the Boone TownCouncil adopted a proclamation recognizing the one-year…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday September 25, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA558 AM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-261000-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-558 AM EDT…
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Hurricane Helene 1 year anniversary events
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, communities across the High Country will gather to mark one year since Hurricane Helene forever…
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One Year After Hurricane Helene: Wine To Water Continues Recovery in WNC
BOONE, NC — When Hurricane Helene swept across Western North Carolina in September 2024, it unleashed one of the most catastrophic…
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NCDOT Enters Next Phase of U.S. 421 Intersection Improvements
WILKESBORO – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor has entered a new phase of intersection improvements along U.S. 421 in Wilkes…
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Fatal collision involving motorcycle in Watauga on Saturday night
Todd– On Saturday, September 20, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal…
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Vilas man facing firearm charges after shooting into an occupied vehicle
Boone, NC – On the night of September 20, 2025, Boone Police Department received a report of a male shooting…
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Fall Litter Sweep & “Boone Clean-Up Day” September 27, 2025
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — The Town of Boone will host a community-wide clean-up day Sept. 27, inviting residents to help…
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$150 Million in Interest-Free Cashflow Loans Have Now Been Allocated
The Department of State Treasurer has successfully allocated nearly $150 million to communities in need in Western North Carolina. This…
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