Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA523 AM EDT Sun Jun 26 2022 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-270930-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-523 AM EDT…
Read More »RALEIGH, N.C. (June 23, 2022) — On July 4, anglers of any age or residency status will be allowed to fish…
Read More »Raleigh Jun 23, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox…
Read More »Lenoir, North Carolina (June 23, 2022) In addition to business reports, director election results were announced at the Annual Meeting…
Read More »BOONE, N.C. — Dennis Covington ’92 and his wife, Katherine, have made a $1.3 million gift to Appalachian State University…
Read More »An interview with Marty Stuart ahead of his upcoming show in Boone on July 3, 2022 as part of An…
Read More »A visionary and transformative figure in both business and entertainment, Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Sonic…
Read More »More than 19 investors at or near retirement age lost over $3.6 million CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury…
Read More »The Mediation & Restorative Justice Center (MRJC), located in Boone, was recently awarded funding by the North Carolina Department of…
Read More »The Blowing Rock Police Department (BRPD) is pleased to announce that they have been selected as the recipient of a…
Read More »THE WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2022, HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THEREFORE, THE NEXT…
Read More »Watauga County and the Town of Boone have recently issued separate press releases concerning a local law, House Bill 193,…
Read More »Ever wondered how Boone got its name and if it had anything to do with Daniel Boone? What about where…
Read More »High Country motorists should be alert for increased vehicle and bicycle traffic as the 22st annual Blood Sweat and Gears…
Read More »The Scouts in Watauga County are hosting three free summer events, one in June, July, and August. Each event will…
Read More »The Town of Boone has named Paige Henderson as Boone’s new DowntownDevelopment Coordinator. Paige began working for the Town of…
Read More »RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper tested positive for COVID-19. The Governor is experiencing mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid,…
Read More »Sonny Sweet, a long time fixture in Watauga County and the High Country, passed away on Monday June 13 after…
Read More »Severe warned storms resulted in downed trees and power outages in Watauga County late Friday afternoon and into the early…
Read More »NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1263FAB49374.SevereThunderstormWarning.1263FAB49D38NC.GSPSVRGSP.6be807bd8643bf5ba85ec338e81770e4 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2022-06-17T16:05:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Avery (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Severe Thunderstorm…
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