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Wind Advisory for Watauga & Ashe – Saturday & Sunday March 15-16, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-043-160800-/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.250316T0000Z-250316T1800Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-Including the cities of Whitetop, West Jefferson, Wytheville,Independence, Sparta, Flat Top, Bland, Troutdale, Tazewell,Marion, Volney, Hix, Boone, Bluefield, and…
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28 WHS Cosmetology students earn certification in hair extensions
BOONE — After a two-day course taught by two Babe Hair Extensions Instructors, 28 of our WHS Cosmetology students earned…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, March 14, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025 This week, the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees met on the Boone campus for its…
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Land of Oz to pause Autumn at Oz operation for 2025
Officials with the Land of Oz park on Beech Mountain have announced a pause in operation for 2025. “Following Hurricane…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Saturday March 15, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA311 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-160715-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-311 AM EDT Sat…
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Long time local Pastor passes – Reverend Gordon Noble
A long-time fixture in the High Country passed away late last week. Reverend Gordon A. Noble, age 88, passed away…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday March 14, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA325 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-150730-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-325 AM EDT…
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Avery County woman will use $466,415 win to help people affected by Helene
Tracy Bell of Banner Elk wants to give back to her community after she won a $466,415 jackpot playing a…
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Crime Stoppers seeks information in theft of utility trailer from Industrial Park Drive
High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On Sunday, March 9,…
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WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NORTH CAROLINA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHICAGO (March 13, 2025) — In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today…
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