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High Wind Warning for Watauga & Ashe – February 16-17, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>017-022>024-032>035-161800-/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.250216T1700Z-250217T2100Z//O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.250216T1700Z-250217T2100Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Including the cities of Galax, Stuart, Whitetop, Independence,Roanoke, Fincastle, Lexington, Salem, Volney, Rocky Mount, BuenaVista, Amherst, Sparta, Blacksburg, Boone,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Sunday February 16, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA357 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>017-022>024-035-170900-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-357 AM EST Sun Feb 16…
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Blue Ridge Energy and Sister Co-op Crews, Contractors Make Great Progress Today: 949 Left as of 4:30 pm
Lenoir, North Carolina (4:30 pm Saturday, February 15, 2025) – Despite heavy rain and extensive damage to the electric system from…
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Watauga County Emergency Services: residents be aware of the importance of proper address identification
Watauga County Emergency Services wants to make residents aware of the importance of proper address identification. In an emergency, every…
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Interim Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris Update from App State — Friday, February 14, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025 Following our annual Spring Faculty and Staff Meeting last week, Provost Specht met with the Faculty Senate…
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App State Earns R2 Designation for High Research Activity and Doctorate Production
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has received a Research Activity Designation of Research 2 from the Carnegie Classification of…
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High Wind Watch including Watauga & Ashe -February 16-17, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-152100-/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0001.250216T1700Z-250217T1700Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Salem, Rainelle, Bland, Lexington, Hix,Pearisburg, Alderson, Radford, Blacksburg, Galax, Independence,Sparta, Roanoke, Pulaski,…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Saturday February 15, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA511 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>017-022>024-035-162215-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-511 PM EST Sat Feb 15…
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Line Technicians Continue 24/7 Power Restoration Efforts
Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm Friday, February 14, 2025) – With power outages down to 3,065 at 4 pm Friday, Blue…
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Winter Weather Advisory including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – February 15-16, 2025
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011-013>018-022-032-033-151000-/O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0012.250215T1200Z-250216T0000Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Including the cities of Volney, Pearisburg, Dobson, Radford,Rocky Mount, West Jefferson, Galax, Stuart, Sparta, New Castle,Blacksburg, Salem, Troutdale, Pulaski,…
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Flood Watch including Watauga & Ashe – February 15-16, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>018-022>024-035-151000-/O.EXA.KRNK.FA.A.0005.250215T1200Z-250217T0000Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-Including the cities of Volney, Pearisburg, Radford, WestJefferson, Galax, Sparta, Bland, New Castle, Blacksburg, Marion,Salem, Amherst, Troutdale, Pulaski, Roanoke,…
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Blue Ridge Energy and Assisting Crews Continue 24/7 Restoration Efforts: Full Power Restoration Expected to Last into This Weekend Due to Damage
Lenoir, North Carolina (11 am Friday, February 14, 2025) – After battling widespread, severe damage from Wednesday’s 20-hour period of freezing…
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Greensboro man arrested in Boone breaking and entering and larceny cases
On February 5, 2025, the Boone Police Department responded to multiple reports of Breaking and Entering of Motor Vehicles and…
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Blue Ridge Energy and Visiting Crews Continue 24/7 Outage Restoration Efforts
Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm, Thursday, February 13, 2025) – A team of 120 Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and…
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PASTOR IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR POSSESSION AND RECEIPT OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ashley James Crouse, 53, of Granite Falls, N.C., was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook, including Watauga & Ashe for Thursday February 13, 2025
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA723 AM EST Thu Feb 13 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-141230-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-723 AM EST…
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Empty Bowls to return in 2026
In support of local potters and restaurants impacted by Hurricane Helene, the Hunger and Health Coalition and Watauga High School…
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Warming Center open at Deep Gap Fire Department
Thursday Feb 13, 7 am – The center will close at 7 am, officials will reevaluate the need again tonight.…
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Severe Damage: All Hands on Deck Effort to Restore Power – Multi-Day Outage Event Possible
Update from Blue Ridge Energy 2:50pm Thursday Feb 13 – “If you're still without power, we are expecting most members…
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Winter Storm Warning including Watauga & Ashe – February 12-13, 2025
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022-032-033-WVZ044-507-508-130300-/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250213T1200Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Pulaski, Alderson, Galax, Hot Springs,Bland, Floyd, Blacksburg, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Roanoke,Boone,…
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