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Boone United Methodist Church’s 40th Annual Fall Bazaar Set for Sept. 18-19

Boone United Methodist Church will hold its 40th Annual Fall Bazaar Friday, Sept. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…

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Audit: Online Slot-Style Lottery Games Now Make Up 40% of NC Education Lottery Revenue

Online slot machine-style games are driving a surge in North Carolina Education Lottery sales while shrinking the share of proceeds…

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Gov. Stein, NCDHHS Announce $20 Million Child Care Funding for Helene-Impacted Communities

Gov. Josh Stein, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina…

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Jefferson, Granite Falls Among Recipients in Nearly $10 Million Parks and Recreation Grants Round

Two High Country towns are among the recipients in the latest round of state parks and recreation funding, after Gov.…

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Newland Man Denied Bond, Faces New Charges in Fatal Milligan Cycling Crash Case

John Benfield, the Newland man charged in the fatal Aug. 19 crash that killed two Milligan University cycling team members,…

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Blue Ridge Conservancy Adds “Critical” Land to Mount Jefferson State Natural Area

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently acquired 60 acres of forested land and transferred it to NC State Parks for inclusion…

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Jeff Corwin Partners With Lees-McRae College for New North Carolina TV Series

BANNER ELK, N.C. — Emmy®-winning conservationist, television host, and executive producer Jeff Corwin returns to national television this fall with…

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Fifth Annual Ag & Art Adventure Returns to Grayson County, Virginia Sept. 12-13

The Fifth Annual Ag & Art Adventure returns to Grayson County, Virginia, just across the state line from Ashe and…

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App State Enrolls Record 21,308 Students for Fall 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University opened its 2026–27 academic year with 21,308 Mountaineer students enrolled at the university for…

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Rooftop Cops Returns to Jefferson Sept. 15 to Support 2-Year-Old Battling Cancer

Local law enforcement will take to the roof of the Jefferson Bojangles on Sept. 15 for the annual Rooftop Cops…

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