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Longleaf Commitment Grant Extended to More Students
High school graduates from 2020 and 2021 are now eligible for free community college beginning with the 2022 Spring Semester…
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Blue Ridge Energy line worker ranks among the fastest in N.C. at Pole Top Rescue Competition
Austin Story, a line technician at Blue Ridge Energy, ranked among the fastest in the state at the 2021 Pole…
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Local residents among those that completed recent CCC&TI Nurseย Aideย training
Below are photos ofย Nurseย Aideย students who recently completed their training at CCC&TI. Students are from Watauga, Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba…
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Missing woman found shortly after alert issued
A missing local woman was found shortly after an alert was issued this morning by Watauga County Emergency Services. Searchers…
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The Cottages of Boone Joint Statement – AppHealthCare & Watauga County Government
AppHealthCare and Watauga County Government are partnering together and staying connected to the recent events of solid waste issues and…
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Death on Beech Mountain being investigated
UPDATE Friday November 19 5:29 pm from Beech Mountain Police Chief Tim Barnett: The Beech Mountain Police and the North…
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Commissioner Causey negotiates settlement on mobile homes, cancels hearing
The N.C. Department of Insurance has settled its legal dispute with the N.C. Rate Bureau over mobile homeownersโ insurance rates,…
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Lower Fees Announced for Lifetime Licenses for Older North Carolinians
Officials from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced that recent legislation now allows for North Carolina residents, 50 – 69…
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North Carolina Election Boards to Pilot Risk-Limiting Audits
In continued efforts to ensure confidence in North Carolina elections, 17 county boards of elections will pilot risk-limiting audits of…
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COVID-19 Situation Updates for Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga – November 12, 2021
This report is intended to provide a regular update on the local response to COVID-19 in our communities and timely,…
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