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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Thursday September 4, 2025
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA120 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 The National Weather…
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Brad Cooper, CPA, CGMA appointed chief financial officer at App State
BOONE, N.C. — Brad Cooper, CPA, CGMA has been appointed chief financial officer at Appalachian State University after a national…
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Wins Back Funding for Western North Carolina Recovery
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that AmeriCorps has agreed to release all of the funds that it…
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Tropical Storm Helene Private Road and Bridge Partial Reimbursement Applications Are Now Open
RALEIGH – Beginning this week, western North Carolina residents in Tropical Storm Helene disaster-declared counties will have up to six…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday September 4, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA354 AM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009>013-015-016-WVZ042>044-507-508-050800-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-354 AM EDT Thu…
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Cooking fire damages home on Wildcat Road
At approximately 3:30 on Wednesday, September 3rd a call came in to Watauga County Communications reporting a structure fire at…
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Former Boone Mayor & N.C. House of Representatives member Wade Wilmoth passes
A long-time community leader passed away earlier this week. Wade Wilmoth, age 90, passed on September 2. Perhaps best known…
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Avery County Authorizes $215,000 in FY2025–2026 Opioid Settlement Grants to Support Local Organizations
NEWLAND, N.C. – The Avery County Board of Commissioners has approved the allocation of$215,000 from the county’s national opioid settlement…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Wednesday September 3, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA305 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-040715-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-305 AM EDT…
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Fatal collision involving motorized electric bike & deer in Watauga on Tuesday
Boone – On Tuesday, September 2, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a…
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MountainTrue Names Hannah Woodburn as Inaugural Upper New Riverkeeper
Boone, NC — MountainTrue is proud to announce the appointment of Hannah Woodburn as the first Upper New Riverkeeper, a new…
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Hope After Helene: Community Storm Anniversary Full Day of Events
“The opposite of cheap hope is pessimism, but the opposite of deep hope is despair, which leads to passivity. Hope,…
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TOURISM GENERATED $656 IN 2024 TAX SAVINGS PER WATAUGA COUNTY RESIDENT
BOONE, NC (August 28, 2025) – Domestic and international visitors to Watauga County spent$515.85 million in 2024, according to an…
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Charlie Brady Honored with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Blue Ridge Conservancy congratulates Charlie Brady, outgoing Executive Director, who was recently awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine…
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Blue Ridge Parkway completes southernmost Helene recovery road project at milepost 422
ASHEVILLE, NC – On August 29, the National Park Service announced completion of a landslide repair project located at milepost…
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Grandfather Mountain July 2025 Weather Report
LINVILLE, N.C. – July 2025 tied a record for the number of days of precipitation on Grandfather Mountain, according to…
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Three All-Way Stops Coming to Avery County Road
LINVILLE – Crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation will install stop signs and painted lines for all-way stops at…
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Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor ofU.S. Military Veteran Michael Verardo
As we continue to mourn the lives of the victims of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minnesota, we honor…
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Food Lion Feeds Rallies for College Hunger Relief
SALISBURY, N.C., Aug. 28, 2025 — Food Lion Feeds is once again teaming up with college campuses to address food…
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Downtown Boone Parking Changes for Appalachian State Events
Town of Boone, North Carolina— At its August 13th meeting, the Boone Town Council votedto implement a uniform two-hour parking…
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