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Flood Watch including Watauga & Ashe – February 15-16, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>018-022>024-035-151000-/O.EXA.KRNK.FA.A.0005.250215T1200Z-250217T0000Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-Including the cities of Volney, Pearisburg, Radford, WestJefferson, Galax, Sparta, Bland, New Castle, Blacksburg, Marion,Salem, Amherst, Troutdale, Pulaski, Roanoke,…
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Blue Ridge Energy and Assisting Crews Continue 24/7 Restoration Efforts: Full Power Restoration Expected to Last into This Weekend Due to Damage
Lenoir, North Carolina (11 am Friday, February 14, 2025) – After battling widespread, severe damage from Wednesday’s 20-hour period of freezing…
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Greensboro man arrested in Boone breaking and entering and larceny cases
On February 5, 2025, the Boone Police Department responded to multiple reports of Breaking and Entering of Motor Vehicles and…
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Blue Ridge Energy and Visiting Crews Continue 24/7 Outage Restoration Efforts
Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm, Thursday, February 13, 2025) – A team of 120 Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and…
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PASTOR IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR POSSESSION AND RECEIPT OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ashley James Crouse, 53, of Granite Falls, N.C., was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Thursday February 13, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA723 AM EST Thu Feb 13 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-141230-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-723 AM EST…
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Empty Bowls to return in 2026
In support of local potters and restaurants impacted by Hurricane Helene, the Hunger and Health Coalition and Watauga High School…
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Warming Center open at Deep Gap Fire Department
Thursday Feb 13, 7 am – The center will close at 7 am, officials will reevaluate the need again tonight.…
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Severe Damage: All Hands on Deck Effort to Restore Power – Multi-Day Outage Event Possible
Update from Blue Ridge Energy 2:50pm Thursday Feb 13 – “If you're still without power, we are expecting most members…
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Winter Storm Warning including Watauga & Ashe – February 12-13, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022-032-033-WVZ044-507-508-130300-/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250213T1200Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Pulaski, Alderson, Galax, Hot Springs,Bland, Floyd, Blacksburg, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Roanoke,Boone,…
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