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Flood Advisory for Watauga – Monday June 30, 2025
NCC189-302200-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0107.250630T1850Z-250630T2200Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Watauga NC-250 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025 …FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Flooding…
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Back 2 School Festival Announces 2025 Dates
The 2025 Back 2 School Festival will be held on Saturday, August 9 at Watauga High School. Students and their…
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App State partners with community to help promote 911 education and personal preparedness, New, customizable 911 address information magnets now available
BOONE, N.C. — For over 50 years, 911 has remained the nation’s quickest and best-known link between the public and…
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Wine To Water Offering Free Regional Water Quality Testing Program Across Western North Carolina
BOONE, NC — Wine To Water (WTW), an international nonprofit focused on clean water access, has launched a free water…
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May 2025 High Country Association of Realtors® Market Report
The High-Country Real Estate Market, consisting of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties, saw 138 closed sales on single-family and…
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NCDPS Office of Violence Prevention Releases County Violence Profiles
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 30, 2025) — The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Office of Violence Prevention recently released county…
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NCDA&CS finds spotted lanternfly in Caldwell County
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed an established presence of the invasive spotted…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Monday June 30, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA711 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-011115-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-711 AM EDT…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, June 27, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025 This weekend, the university will celebrate a tradition with more than four decades of history on…
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AppHealthCare urges the community to take actions to prevent tick-borne diseases
As summer brings warmer temperatures, AppHealthCare is urging the community to take action to prevent tick-borne diseases. Tick bites are…
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Fatal Collision Wilkes County – Saturday June 28, 2025
Ronda – On Saturday, June 28, at approximately 4:50 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Sunday June 29, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA647 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-301100-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-647 AM EDT…
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Wilkes County deputy among those killed in fatal collision Friday night
A Wilkes County deputy is among those killed in a fatal collision Friday night. On Friday, June 27, at approximately…
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Flood Advisory for Watauga & Ashe – Saturday June 28, 2025
NCC009-189-290045-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0097.250628T2131Z-250629T0045Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe NC-Watauga NC-531 PM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025 …FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT THIS EVENING… *…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Saturday June 28, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA222 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025 NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ042>044-507-508-290630-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-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-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-222 AM EDT…
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Flash Flood Warning for Ashe County – Friday June 27, 2025
NCC009-280030-/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0027.250627T1820Z-250628T0030Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA220 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025 The National…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday June 27, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA324 AM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-280730-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-324 AM EDT…
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The former Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk to be demolished
After being vacant for 25 years, the former Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk is scheduled for demolition.…
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Sports
Sports Titan Secures Tethering PartnershipTo Establish Sports Betting Operations in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – Sports Titan, a North Carolina-based leader in sports betting technology, proudly announces a strategic tethering partnership…
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Seven Hour Standoff on Crocker Road Ends Peacefully
Watauga County, NC — On the evening of June 25, 2025, deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office responded to…
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