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Alleghany County
Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday July 25, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-260830-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-416 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for…
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Chick-fil-A Notifying Customers of Data Breach; Automated Attack Hit Accounts in June, Personal Information May Have Been Exposed
Chick-fil-A is notifying customers that an automated cyberattack compromised certain Chick-fil-A One accounts in June, potentially exposing personal information including…
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Boone Planning Commission To Hear 185-Unit Apartment Proposal, Invasive Species Ban Monday
A developer is seeking to rezone a roughly 23-acre site near the intersection of NC Highway 105 Extension and Beverly…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday July 23, 2026
North Carolina's drought showed its most significant single-week improvement this year, with Exceptional Drought (D4) dropping from 8 counties to…
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AppHealthCare Expands Access to Behavioral Health Services Across the High Country
AppHealthCare is offering behavioral health services across Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga counties through integrated care, outpatient therapy and telehealth, the…
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Blue Ridge Energy Sponsors Two Watauga County Students to UNC, NC State Basketball Camps
Two Watauga County middle school students shot hoops and ran drills at basketball camps hosted by two of the state's…
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Alleghany County
Hazardous Weather Outlook Wednesday July 22, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>018-022-023-032>035-043>047-058-059-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-445 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING… .DAY…
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App State’s Team Sunergy Unveils Autumn, Its Next-Gen Solar Racing Vehicle
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Team Sunergy marked a new milestone on July 10, unveiling its next-generation solar racing…
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14 App State Students Graduate From Inaugural UNC System Police Academy
BOONE, N.C. — Fourteen Appalachian State University students are among the inaugural graduates of the new University of North Carolina…
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Watauga Arts Council Welcomes 14 Local Artists for ‘Earth & Fire’ Pottery Exhibit
The Watauga Arts Council will welcome 14 local and regional artists into its Main Gallery next month for “Earth &…
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Julia Taylor Morton, Steward of Grandfather Mountain, Passes Away at Age 100
LINVILLE, N.C. — Julia Taylor Morton passed away peacefully, in the loving presence of family, on July 20. She was…
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Flood Watch including Watauga & Ashe through Wednesday July 22, 2026
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-220200- /O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0005.260721T1800Z-260722T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- Including the cities of Rainelle, Lexington, Quinwood, Floyd, Boone, Wytheville,…
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August 1st begins “beans in the jar” month to predict upcoming snows for winter 2026-27 season
The August tradition of placing a bean in a jar to predict the number of upcoming winter snowfalls is about…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Tuesday July 21, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA423 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ015-016-032-220830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Patrick-423 AM EDT Tue Jul 21…
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High Country Gas Prices Hold Steady at $3.59 as Diesel Climbs Another 15¢
The Boone-area low for regular unleaded gasoline is holding at $3.59 per gallon this week, unchanged from last Tuesday's price,…
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Chandler Smith Leads Ford, Front Row Motorsports 1-2 in FaithFest 250 at North Wilkesboro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Chandler Smith had no equal in Saturday's FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation NASCAR Craftsman Truck…
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Logano Snaps 45-Race Winless Streak, Wins Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Joey Logano entered Sunday's Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway having not won a NASCAR…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Monday July 20, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA426 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-022-032>035-043>047-058-059-210830-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Smyth-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-426 AM EDT Mon Jul 20…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Sunday July 19, 2026
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA233 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-033>035-045>047-WVZ042>044-507-508-200645-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-233 AM EDT…
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West Caldwell High School Will Not Field Varsity Football Team in 2026; JV Program Continues
West Caldwell High School will not field a varsity football team during the 2026 season, the school announced Friday in…
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