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Rock garden and lab expanded at App State after Helene cleanup
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Lab and Rock Garden — a resource for geology students, researchers and K–12…
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Blue Ridge Conservancy Announces Hiring of Sara Crouch as Director of Development
Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) is pleased to announce the hiring of Sara Crouch as Director of Development. Crouch comes to…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Sunday July 13, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA341 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>013-015-016-WVZ042>044-507-508-140745-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-341 AM EDT Sun…
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Elk River Falls reopens after Helene recovery efforts
The USDA Forest Service reopened the Elk River Falls Area on the Pisgah National Forest’s Appalachian Ranger District on Friday,…
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Flash Flood Warning for Ashe County – Saturday July 12, 2025
NCC009-VAC077-130215-/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0042.250712T2010Z-250713T0215Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA410 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 The National…
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Shots fired at Wilkesboro YMCA under investigation
Wilkesboro, NC: On Friday the Wilkesboro Police Department received a call of a disturbance with shots fired at the Wilkesboro…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Saturday July 12, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA346 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-130800-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-346 AM EDT…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday July 11, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA340 AM EDT Fri Jul 11 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-120745-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-340 AM EDT…
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UPDATE: Lane, Overlook Closure for Wall Repair in Wilkes County
THURMOND – U.S. 21 South, near the overlook north of Thurmond, will close for retaining wall maintenance starting Tuesday, July…
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Holy Cross Valle Crucis Announces Public Events for July 19 Centennial Celebration 1842 Episcopal Mission Honors the 100th Anniversary of its Current Church Building
VALLE CRUCIS, NC — One hundred years ago, in 1925, the Episcopal faith community in and around Valle Crucis laid…
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