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Watauga High School Auto Tech teacher Erik Mortensen 2024 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year
Watauga High School Auto Tech teacher Erik Mortensen has been announced as the 2024 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year. By…
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Locust Cove Fire #2 Update – U.S. Forest Service begins burnout operations
Nebo, NC, November 30, 2023 – Firefighters have continued working throughout the day to contain the Locust Cove #2 Fire,…
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Drought Monitor Update – Thursday, November 30, 2023
In the latest drought update, Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties continue in the severe drought category. The weekly update, put…
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County Officials Encourage Residents to Prepare for Winter Weather, Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Dec. 3-9
Dec. 3 – 9 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week. State and local officials are joining Governor Roy Cooper encouraging North…
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Candidate Filing for 2024 Elections Begins December 4
Voters across North Carolina soon will learn the candidates who will vie for their votes in 2024. Candidate filing for…
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Boone Holiday Parade to take place on Saturday, December 9, 2023
The Town of Boone Holiday Parade takes place on Saturday, December 9, at 2 p.m. Local businesses, nonprofits, churches, and…
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Downtown Boone Kicks Off Holiday Season with Festive First Friday on December 1
Kick off the holiday season with the Town of Boone and the Downtown Boone Development Association at the annual Festive…
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Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeks information in theft of pick-up
The Ashe County Sheriff's Office is seeking help locating a 1979 Chevy 1500 pick-up truck. The vehicle was stolen from…
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Dates Announced for State’s Annual Winter Trout Stockings
Anglers, get your fishing gear ready. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will soon stock more than 67,000 trout from…
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App State’s annual economic impacts: $2.2 billion statewide, $573 million locally
BOONE, N.C. — In fiscal year 2021–22, Appalachian State University generated an estimated $573 million in added income for the five-county regional…
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