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Traffic Lights At New Blowing Rock Road Intersection Are Operational
The traffic light at the new intersection in Boone is operational as of this week. The intersection, on Blowing Rock…
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Blue Ridge Energy Ready To Respond If Storm Causes Outages
Lenoir, North Carolina (January 5, 2017) – Employees of Blue Ridge Energy are monitoring weather conditions and are prepared…
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NCDOT Mountain Crews Ready For Winter Weather
ASHEVILLE – Employees for the Department of Transportation are prepared to keep motorists as safe as possible during a winter…
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Rising Watauga High School Freshman & Parents Invited To Winterfest
The transition from middle to high school can sometimes be difficult, both for students and their parents. But the Watauga…
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Avery Mitchell Prison Among Those Statewide That Grew & Donated 36,313 Pounds Of Produce To Anti-Hunger Organizations In 2016
RALEIGH — In 2016 the North Carolina Department of Public Safety prison system saw a three-fold increase in the number of…
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Colder Air Coming, Weekend Snow Possible But Amount To Be Determined
Friday January 6 Update 9:38am – A Winter Storm Warning will go into effect starting at 7pm tonight until 7pm…
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“Grand Opening” Scheduled All This Month At SkyLine/SkyBest’s New Boone Location
SkyLine/SkyBest’s newest Customer Center location at 217 Wilson Drive in Boone is now open, and “Grand Opening” activities are planned…
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Watauga County Schools Return For First Day Of 2017 On Tuesday
Motorists are reminded to be aware of increased traffic in school zones and buses on the roads on Tuesday January…
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NCDMV Focused On ‘Driving Change’ In 2016
RALEIGH – Through extended hours at various driver license offices, expanded availability of online services and enhanced customer service training…
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No December School Days Missed In Watauga County For 5th Straight School Year
While looking over weather data the week before Christmas I discovered a statistic that was about to occur. At…
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