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Flood Advisory Watauga – Saturday July 18, 2026
Flood AdvisoryNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA327 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NCC189-182130-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0057.260718T1927Z-260718T2130Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Watauga NC-327 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026…
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National Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce Prompts Boone Restaurants to Pull Salads; 1,600+ Sickened Nationwide
Two Boone restaurants — Blue Ridge Diner and Makoto’s Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar — have pulled iceberg lettuce…
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UPDATE: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Now Affecting North Carolina Air Quality; 19 States Under Alerts
Updated Saturday, July 18, 2026. Original report published Wednesday, July 15. What began earlier this week as an anticipated period…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday July 18, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA413 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-043-190815-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-413 AM EDT Sat Jul 18…
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Sheriff’s Office Warns of New Jury Duty Phone Scam Targeting Watauga County Residents
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about another phone scam involving false claims of missed federal jury duty.…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Friday July 17, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA508 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009-010-012-013-015-016-WVZ042-043-180915-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Mercer-Summers-508 AM EDT Fri Jul 17…
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B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest
For Immediate Release – July 16, 2026 JEFFERSON, N.C. — Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 63-year-old Lindsay…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday July 16, 2026
North Carolina’s drought showed significant improvement this week, with Extreme Drought (D3) dropping from 46 to 38 counties. For the…
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Blowing Rock Town Council Recap: Green Hill Road Speed Limit Lowered, Annie Cannon Gardens Project Approved
BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Town Manager Alice Derian’s latest “Message from the Manager” update recaps recent Town Council action on…
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Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos
FLEETWOOD, N.C. — Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 57-year-old Joseph Patrick O’Connor of Fleetwood. O’Connor has been…
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