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Gov. Stein Announces $1.25 Million to Expand School-Based Health Centers, Including Appalachian District Health Department
Gov. Josh Stein and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced $1.25 million in federal funding through the…
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Touch A Truck Wilkes Returns Sept. 19 With Free Family Event Expected to Draw 3,000
Touch A Truck Wilkes returns to the Wilkes County Agricultural Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2…
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High Country Gas Prices Rise Again; National Average Jumps 16¢ in One Week to $4.31
Gas prices are climbing at both the local and national level this week, with the national average jumping 16 cents…
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With Melania Trump’s Visit, a Look Back at Past White House Visits to the High Country
When First Lady Melania Trump visits Ashe County Tuesday, she’ll become the fourth member of the White House to visit…
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Mountaineers Run Streak to Four Straight Over Pirates
GREENVILLE, N.C. — App State Football moved to 2-0 on the season and 4-0 in the FBS series with East…
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Missing Wilkes County Man Found Dead After Single-Vehicle Crash on Mountain Valley Church Road
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal single-vehicle collision on Mountain Valley Church Road in North Wilkesboro…
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First Lady Melania Trump to Visit Ashe County Tuesday
First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ashe County on Tuesday, Sept. 15, marking her first stop in western North Carolina…
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Traffic Shift Coming to N.C. 105 in Watauga County, Delays possible in Foscoe area
BOONE – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will shift traffic to an on-site detour associated with construction…
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Watauga BOE to Consider Synthetic Turf Contract, Budget Resolution Sept. 14
The Watauga County Board of Education meets Monday, Sept. 14, with a synthetic turf field contract, the 2026-27 budget resolution,…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday, September 12, 2026
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, Virginia has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for north central North Carolina, northwest…
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