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Blue Ridge Energy Advises Members: Be Prepared for Severe Weather
Lenoir, North Carolina (January 12, 2023) – Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and all staff are on high alert, prepared…
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Avery County, NC at 144 pm EST, Jan 12th 2023
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC144 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 The National Weather…
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NCDMV Customers: Beware of Scam Targeting N.C. Residents
ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles routinely receives complaints from customers who have been targeted by scammers…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Thursday January 12, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA354 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-130900-Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Grayson-354 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023…
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Winter Weather Advisory for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – January 13-14, 2023
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Blacksburg VA350 AM EST Fri Jan 13 2023 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-132000-/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0002.230113T0900Z-230114T1200Z/Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-Including the cities of West…
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Weather: Showers, thunderstorms & snow all possible to end work week
Update Thursday, January 12 5:24am – A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Watauga & Ashe, while a Winter…
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Local man arrested after allegedly attacking another man with a hatchet
On Saturday, December 31, 2022, just after 5:00 PM, a 56-year-old white male went to the Watauga Medical Center Emergency…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Wednesday January 11, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA318 AM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-120830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Grayson-318 AM EST Wed Jan 11…
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Cleveland County woman wins $2 million, months after $1 million win
Friday, January 6, 2023 – Just two months after winning a $1 million lottery prize, Kenya Sloan of Shelby doubled…
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Lees-McRae College Becomes Nation’s First BearWise® Recognized Campus
BANNER ELK, N.C. (Jan. 3, 2023) — Wildlife biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently recognized Lees-McRae College in…
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