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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday June 6, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA344 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015-016-032-043-044-058-059-070745-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Patrick-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax-Charlotte-344 AM EDT Fri Jun 6โฆ
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ADMINISTRATOR OF ONLINE CHATROOM DEDICATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL IS SENTENCED TO 15+ YEARS IN PRISON
ASHEVILLE, N.C. โ A previously convicted sex offender who served as the administrator of anonline chatroom dedicated to sharing childโฆ
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20 App State ROTC cadets commissioned to serve as Army second lieutenants
BOONE, N.C. โ Twenty cadets in Appalachian State Universityโs Reserve Officersโ Training Corps (ROTC) program, the Mountaineer Battalion, have marked aโฆ
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Grandfather Mountainโs annual Animal Birthday Party to be held June 11
LINVILLE, N.C. โ Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, will throw its annualโฆ
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Thomas Manning Wins CCC&TI 2025 Academic Excellence Award
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute recently announced that Watauga County resident and current student Thomas Manning has received CCC&TIโsโฆ
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Governor Josh Stein Press Conference โ Hurricane Season Briefing โ Thursday June 5, 2025
Governor Josh Stein, Director of Emergency Management Will Ray, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, First Sergeant Chris Knox of the Northโฆ
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday June 5, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA438 AM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ015-060845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-438 AM EDT Thu Jun 5โฆ
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May Sentenced 25 years in Prison
Jefferson N.C. โ On Monday, May 19th 2025, Adam Michael May pled guilty in Ashe County Superior Court after beingโฆ
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Watauga Students Awarded Scholarships from Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to 14 students across its service area seeking to further theirโฆ
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NCDMV Warns of Fraudulent Text Scams
The N. C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is alerting the public about a surge in fraudulent text message scamsโฆ
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Blowing Rock Town Update from Town Manager Shane Fox โ June 3, 2025
Main Street Paving Great news: the paving of Main Street is scheduled to begin much earlier than we initially anticipated! โฆ
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CCC&TI Takes First Place in Statewide High-Altitude Balloon Competition
A multidisciplinary team of students from Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute recently earned first place in the 2025 Northโฆ
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Ashe Students Awarded Scholarships from Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to 14 students across its service area seeking to further theirโฆ
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First Lady Stein Visits Western NC Small Businesses, Calls for Tourists to Visit Western NC
(RALEIGH) First Lady Anna Stein joined the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, Ashe County Chamber of Commerce, and local tourismโฆ
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Watauga County Transfer Station โ New traffic route and procedure
The County will open the new outbound scale at the Watauga County Transfer Station on Monday, June 9th. A ribbon-cuttingโฆ
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Town of Boone Updated Parking Regulations, Effective July 1 2025
Town of Boone, North Carolinaโ The Town of Boone announces an update to its hourly parking rates, effective July 1,โฆ
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Watauga County Schools last day for the 2024-2025 year is Friday
The Watauga County Schools system wraps up the 2024-2025 school year on Friday. It will be an early release dayโฆ
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Greensboro man faces charges related to vehicle crash involving a bicycle in Boone
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, Boone Police Patrol Officers responded to the area of US Highway 421 and Bamboo Roadโฆ
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Watauga County Schools district Battle of the Books winners
BOONE โ Watauga County Schools held its district Battle of the Books competitions on March 11 and 12 at theโฆ
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Petco Love and Watauga Humane Society Aim to Stop the Spread of Deadly Preventable Diseases Through Free Pet Vaccination Event
Boone, NC (May 28, 2025) โ Watauga Humane Society will provide free vaccinations for Watauga County pets. The free vaccines areโฆ
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