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Avery County 4-H Summer W.O.W. Program Wraps Up a Summer of Learning, Adventure, and Community Impact
NEWLAND, N.C. – The Avery County 4-H Summer W.O.W. Program has wrapped up a season oflearning, exploration, and community service…
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Public Health officials encourage awareness of actions to prevent rabies
[Jefferson, NC] – Over the past month, four raccoons from various areas of Ashe County have tested positive for rabies.…
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Blue Ridge Conservancy Announces Hiring of David Ray as Executive Director
The Blue Ridge Conservancy Board of Trustees is excited to announce the hiring of David Ray as Executive Director. “David…
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Registration Repair: State Board to Send Letters to 82,000 Voters
The first wave of mailings is now going out to North Carolina voters who need to provide their driver’s license…
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Watauga Humane Society Hosts Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic with Dr. Alex Wechsler
Boone, NC — Watauga Humane Society (WHS) is partnering with Dr. Alex Wechsler of the Animal Hospital of Boone to host a low-cost vaccine clinic on Monday,…
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Local Watauga County Residents Graduate from Leadership Development Program
RALEIGH, NC— Emma Faulkner with the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, Justin Kearley with NC Office of Rural Health, and…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga & Ashe for Wednesday August 20, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA423 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-210830-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-423 AM EDT…
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University of Maine Football to take on Appalachian State in 2026
Orono, Maine — It was announced on Monday, Aug. 18 that the University of Maine football program will travel to Boone,…
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Pennington Charged with 10 Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Warrensville, N.C. – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 42-year-old William Michael Pennington of Warrensville, NC, for 10…
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6,200 App State students make Boone campus residence halls home for fall 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Summer is winding down, but activity at Appalachian State University is ramping up as students arrive for…
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