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Friday Marks The Lowest High Temperature Since February 2016 For Boone
299 days, that’s how long between the two lowest high temperature marks for 2016. 25 degrees was officially recorded as…
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December 11-17 Is Winter Weather Preparedness Week In North Carolina
Governor Pat McCrory has declared Dec. 11-17 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week and is urging North Carolinians to plan, prepare…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Lifts Burning Ban
Effective Thursday December 8, 2016, officials at the Blue Ridge Parkway have lifted the burn ban that has been in effect…
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Attempt To Set Johnson County TN Bus On Fire By Students Being Investigated
Officials in neighboring Johnson County Tennessee are investigating an attempt to set a school bus on fire as it was…
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Traffic-Related Deaths Remembered At Annual Tree Of Life Lighting And Candlelight Vigil
RALEIGH – The “Tree of Life” was illuminated on December 2, 2016 on the grounds of the State Capitol in honor…
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App State Football Leads Sun Belt in Attendance for 2016
BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State can add another accolade to its resume’ in addition to the program’s first Sun Belt Football…
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Wildfires In Western NC 100% Contained But One, Appalachian Trail Partly Reopens
The US Forest Service has announced that all fires in western North Carolina are 100 percent contained except the Rock…
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Steve Sudderth Receives State Emergency Management Director Award, One Week Before Retiring From Position
Watauga County Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Sudderth received the North Carolina Emergency Management Director’s Award on Thursday. Sudderth, who will…
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Drought Conditions Improve Slightly In The High Country
After being classified in the “severe drought” status, the High Country has seen some improvement for the first time in…
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Watauga County Schools Ranked Third-Best School System Statewide
BOONE – Watauga County Schools has been rated the third-best school system in the state of North Carolina, according to…
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