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App State awarded $1.4M grant to strengthen special education workforce in rural Appalachia
BOONE, N.C. — This fall, over 100 teacher's assistants, educators and school administrators from Watauga, Caldwell and Catawba counties will…
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Portion of the Complex Ball Fields Parking Lot Closed Due to Construction
Town of Boone, North Carolina— A portion of the parking lot near the Complex Ball Fields,located at 355 Martin Luther…
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Multiple law enforcement agencies conduct checkpoint on Thursday evening
On Thursday evening, August 21st, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with multiple local law enforcement agencies, conducted a…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday August 22, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA427 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-230830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-427 AM EDT…
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Hunger and Health Coalition uniting with Community Care Clinic
BOONE — To ensure that those coming to the Hunger and Health Coalition benefit from a continuum of care, the…
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Longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway President H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler Passes Away
Longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway President and General Manager H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler died peacefully of natural causes yesterday surrounded by loving…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga & Ashe for Thursday August 21, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA419 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-220830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-419 AM EDT…
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Weather News
Flash Flood Warning including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Wednesday August 20, 2025
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA402 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 The National Weather…
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Flood Advisory for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Wednesday August 20, 2025
NCC005-009-189-193-202200-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0199.250820T1858Z-250820T2200Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Alleghany NC NC-Ashe NC-Watauga NC-Wilkes NC-258 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 …FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT…
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Sports
Window World 400 Marks North Wilkesboro’s First NASCAR Cup Series Points Race Since 1996
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2025) – Gordon, Earnhardt, Labonte, Martin and Wallace were household names when North Wilkesboro Speedway…
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