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Blue Ridge Conservancy Purchases Scenic Property Adjoining Jumpinoff Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Glendale Springs, NC – Blue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 121 acres of land in Ashe and Wilkes counties, located near…
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Aerial line work along 421
Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Photos & video of the aerial line work taking place along 421 to install marker…
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Endowment to support the Hardin Park exceptional children’s program established at North Carolina Community Foundation
Aug. 29, 2024 –Hardin Park, an elementary school in the Watauga County School System that maintains an exceptional children’s program,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Thursday August 29, 2024
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA437 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-300845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-437 AM EDT…
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Native local couple experiences bear breaking into vehicles for the first time
A native Watauga County couple experienced something they never thought they would. Richard and Denise Greer shared with WataugaOnline, “Living…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Wednesday August 28, 2024
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA226 PM EDT Wed Aug 28 2024 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-024-WVZ042>044-507-508-291830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-226 PM EDT…
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Two earthquakes measured near Sparta, 5th & 6th this summer
The fifth and sixth earthquakes this summer near Sparta, in Alleghany County, were recorded today. The first quake measured 2.2…
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VISITOR SPENDING IN WATAUGA COUNTY REACHED $517.51 MILLION IN 2023
BOONE, NC (August 28, 2024) – Domestic and international visitors to Watauga County spent$517.51 million in 2023, according to an…
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Earthquake measured near Sparta, fifth this summer
The fifth earthquake this summer near Sparta, in Alleghany County, was recorded this morning. This quake measured 2.2 magnitude and…
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Watauga County Schools Announces New Assistant Principals for 2024-25 School Year
WATAUGA COUNTY—Watauga County Schools is pleased to welcome three new administrators for the 2024-25 school year. Dr. Grady “Coleman” Bailey…
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