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NCDOT to Suspend Most Construction During Fourth of July Holiday
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily halt most construction activities along major highways early next week to keep…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday, June 30, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA532 AM EDT Fri Jun 30 2023 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-010945-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-532 AM EDT…
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Fatal collision on 321 near the Caldwell-Watauga line on Thursday
Blowing Rock – On Thursday, June 29th, at approximately 3:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated…
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Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert in effect for Friday June 30, 2023
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources…
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Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert in effect for Thursday June 29, 2023
NCZ001>006-018>020-300415-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville1031 AM EDT Thu Jun 29…
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Weather: Strong to severe thunderstorms possible on Friday & Saturday
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk for severe thunderstorms, that includes the High Country,…
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WAMY Community Action Launches “Christmas in July” Holiday Gift Collection Drive
Boone, NC – WAMY Community Action, a non-profit organization serving Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties, is excited to launch…
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Wild Turkey Harvest Sets Record with 2023 Season
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 20, 2023) – North Carolina’s 5-week wild turkey season had its highest ever recorded harvest of 24,089 birds,…
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LENOIR, N.C. FELON IS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION AND DRUG CHARGES
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Tuesday June 27, 2023 – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Jeremy David Greene, 47, of…
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Boone Fire responses to restaurant fire on Saturday
This past Saturday, June 24th, at 4:00am Station 2 was alerted to an automatic fire alarm activation on Watauga Village…
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