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Watauga County Bridge Replacement Seeing Steady Progress, NCDOT officials anticipate shifting traffic to first half of new bridge this summer
BOONE – Drivers should prepare to see construction activity on N.C. 105 this week as the first phase of an…
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Lane Closures Extended for Avery County Utility Relocation, Utility line relocation will continue through mid-June
BANNER ELK – Lane closures will continue for approximately two weeks in Avery County while a utility company relocates a…
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Boone-Based Appalachian Rhythm Invited to Clog in America’s 250th Independence Day Parade
Appalachian Rhythm Clogging & Dance — the Boone-founded studio celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer — has been invited to…
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Boone Council to Hold ~12 Hours of Closed-Session Personnel Meetings Monday and Tuesday
The Boone Town Council has scheduled roughly 12 hours of closed-session meetings Monday and Tuesday to consider "the qualifications and…
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Stein Asks Congress for More Than $10 Billion More in Western NC Helene Recovery
Governor Josh Stein traveled to Washington this week to press North Carolina's Congressional delegation for more than $10 billion in…
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Watauga County EMS Among Six High Country Recipients in $10M Rural Health Grants
Watauga County EMS is one of six High Country agencies sharing in $10 million in new state funding aimed at…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Friday June 12, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA612 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-131015-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-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-612 AM EDT…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday June 11, 2026
Exceptional Drought (D4) has returned to North Carolina after a two-week absence — this time in the Triangle region. Alamance,…
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FREE SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS AVAILABLE AT TWO WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS STARTING JUNE 15
The Watauga County Schools School Nutrition Department will provide summer meals at no charge to children and teens ages 18…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Thursday June 11, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA508 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012-013-015>017-032-120915-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-508 AM EDT Thu Jun 11…
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