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2024’s Record Tourism Growth Boosts Economies of Most N.C. Counties
Visitor spending increased for 71 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in 2024, contributing to a statewide record total of $36.7…
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Banner Elk woman facing numerous charges after hit-and-run in Boone
Boone, NC – On Tuesday, August 26, at approximately 6 p.m., the Boone Police Department received a call regarding a…
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Middle Fork Greenway Hosts a Ribbon-Cutting for the Tweetsie Railroad Bridge and Tunnel Murals, Accepts Checks for the “Round Up for the Greenway”
It was a ribbon-cutting celebration a year in the making! Last week, elected officials, town and county representatives, supporters, and…
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John Peterson, Mary Greene, and Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon Close Out the Jones House 2025 Summer Concerts August 29
BOONE, NC – The 2025 Summer Concerts at the Jones House series concludes on Friday, August 29, with an evening…
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Town of Boone’s Jimmy Smith Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives National Award for Outstanding Compliance with Water Quality Requirements
Town of Boone, North Carolina— The Jimmy Smith Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Town ofBoone-operated wastewater treatment plant, was honored by…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, August 22, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025 It’s the first week of the academic year, and I always love it! Even with more…
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App State awarded $1.4M grant to strengthen special education workforce in rural Appalachia
BOONE, N.C. — This fall, over 100 teacher's assistants, educators and school administrators from Watauga, Caldwell and Catawba counties will…
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Portion of the Complex Ball Fields Parking Lot Closed Due to Construction
Town of Boone, North Carolina— A portion of the parking lot near the Complex Ball Fields,located at 355 Martin Luther…
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Multiple law enforcement agencies conduct checkpoint on Thursday evening
On Thursday evening, August 21st, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with multiple local law enforcement agencies, conducted a…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday August 22, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA427 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-230830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-427 AM EDT…
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