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App State’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health & Human Services and partners offer new support groups for community members
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services (IHHS) is partnering with the…
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Water main break Meadowview Drive/Boone Docks Street area
1:45 pm – Water will be off to Meadowview Drive, Bavarian Village Apartment Complex and Boone Docks Street for 4-5…
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Boone Police new vehicle design
In August of 2022, the Boone Police Department held a community wide competition for a new design on our police…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Thursday January 26, 2023
NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-271015- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- 104 PM EST THU JAN 26 2023 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA…
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Temporary Rock Cliff Closures to Protect Peregrine Falcons
ASHEVILLE, NC (Jan. 26, 2023) — The U.S. Forest Service is closing several rock faces in western North Carolina to recreational…
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Wind Advisory for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – Thursday January 26, 2023
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-261800-/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.230126T1350Z-230126T1800Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone,Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, and Galax850 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Wednesday January 25, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA538 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-262245-Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-538 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023…
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Blue Ridge Conservancy Adds Exceptional Property to Grandfather Mountain State Park
Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently added 24 acres to Grandfather Mountain State Park, bringing the Conservancy’s total additions to the…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes – Wednesday January 25, 2023
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-045-260000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Boone,Wilkesboro, Pearisburg, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Galax,Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge,…
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Watauga Community Helping Agencies Receive Foundation Grants
Boone, North Carolina (January 25, 2023) – Watauga County citizens will benefit from two grants worth $15,000 awarded recently to…
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Grandfather Mountain December 2022 Weather Report
LINVILLE, N.C. – A cold snap during Winter Storm Elliott that brought strong winds and subzero temperatures also saw the…
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Structure fire on Lake Ridge Road Tuesday night
Multiple fire crews responded to a Tuesday night fire. The fire, at 585 Lake Ridge Road, was in a structure…
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Special Weather Statement for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC – Wednesday January 25, 2023
NCZ001-018-251345-Ashe-Watauga-Including the cities of West Jefferson and Boone643 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023 …Light Icing On Elevated Objects This…
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WAMY Community Action Delivers 1,431 Holiday Gifts to Homebound and Hospice-Care Senior Citizens
January 2023- December ’22 marked W.A.M.Y. Community Action’s fourth “Santa for Seniors” gift drive. With support from local businesses, organizations,…
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Lees-McRae College leaps ahead in U.S. News and World Report list of best online bachelor’s programs for 2023
BANNER ELK, N.C.─ Lees-McRae College was ranked 42 in the U.S. News and World Report list of best online bachelor’s…
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Attorney General Josh Stein Shares 2022’s Top 10 Consumer Complaints
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today shared the top 10 consumer complaints that the North Carolina Department of Justice received…
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NCDOR Announces Opening of Business and Individual Income Tax Seasons
Raleigh, N.C. Jan 20, 2023 The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) will begin accepting both business and individual income tax…
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday January 24, 2023
Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA410 PM EST Tue Jan 24 2023 NCZ001-002-018-252115-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-410 PM EST Tue Jan 24…
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Watauga Schools Superintendent search survey and community meetings
The Watauga Board of Education is seeking input from parents, teachers, and community stakeholders in their search for the next…
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Winter Weather Advisory for Watauga & Ashe for Monday January 23, 2023
NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-230330-/O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.230123T0500Z-230123T2100Z/Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Boone, Tazewell, Marion,Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Bluefield, Hinton,and Hix224 PM EST Sun Jan 22…
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