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95 percent containment on Gorge fire


Cooler temperatures and rainy weather brought much-needed backup to firefighters in Burke County this weekend. As of Sunday night, 95 percent of the wildfire was contained.

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Lane closed on Blowing Rock Road


Starting today the lane in front of Staples and Carolina Petro on U.S. 321, Blowing Rock Road, will be closed for drainage improvements.
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Watauga High School Spa Day

Get pampered just in time for Mother’s Day! Watauga High School Spa Day returns for its 10th consecutive year, offering facials and manicures for $15.

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Clabough Foundation gives ASU a gift


If you enjoyed last year's Visiting Writers Series at ASU, this year should be even better. A $15,650 award from the Helen M. Clabough Charitable Foundation will support programming and outreach offered by Appalachian State University's Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

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Brenda Mauney Councill to create ASU library mural


In other ASU news, internationally renown artist Brenda Mauney Council will begin painting a series of murals in the atrium of the university library on May 10.
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Black's sentence delayed


Sentencing for former House Speaker Jim Black has been delayed after Black's attorney said the judge should step down. Full Story
 
Weekend update on Linville Gorge Fire

      Major progress has been made with a fire near Linville Gorge due to the assistance of the recent rains and cooler weather.

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Kid hits car, police say

 

Yesterday at 3:15, a 10-year-old child sustained head injuries when he ran into a car, according to Boone Police Captain Curtis Main.

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1451st to come home 

The North Carolina Army National Guard 1451st Transportation Company, headquartered in Boone, is coming home.

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Rain helps firefighters in Burke

The half inch of rain that fell last night should help speed up firefighters’ progress on a fire that has been blazing since April 25 near Linville Gorge, according to public information officer Dyan Bone.

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