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Back-To-School events for 2025-26 year to take place in Watauga, Ashe and Avery
Several back-to-school events are scheduled to take place in our local school systems over the coming weeks and days. In…
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Boone Police & Blowing Rock Police welcome new officers
The Boone Police Department welcomes new Officer Taylor Marsh. Officer Marsh is from Wilkes County, where he still helps with…
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Watauga Board of Education honors staff members credited with saving a life & Dustin Kerley named Dave Harrison Athletic Director of the Year
A special and emotional presentation of the Servant’s Heart Award occurred at the July 14 BOE meeting. This is the…
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Upcoming Schedule for N.C. 105: July 21-25, 2025
The schedule is Wednesday & Thursday, 11 am to 2 pm. Crews may have NC 105 closed briefly while clearing…
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Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes among counties to launch eCourts on Monday
RALEIGH — Transformative digital court services will come online in fourteen counties across several North Carolina regions on Monday. This…
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025 With summer in full swing, we are also only a month away from the first day…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga & Ashe for Sunday July 20, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA238 AM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-210645-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-238 AM EDT…
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Watauga County man reported missing earlier this year found
A man who had been reported missing earlier this year has been found. On Thursday, February 14, 35-year-old James Lynn…
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Flash Flood Warning for Ashe County – Saturday July 19, 2025
NCC009-200100-/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0052.250719T1852Z-250720T0100Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA252 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 The National…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Saturday July 19, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA526 AM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-200930-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-526 AM EDT…
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