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High Country Radio News April 24, 2018
Listen to High Country Radio News from Tuesday April 24th.
(Continue Reading)Flood Warning Issued By National Weather Service
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA948 AM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018The Flood Warnin
(Continue Reading)House Fire Caused By Car Fire In Garage
A house fire Monday morning apparently started from a car in the garage.
(Continue Reading)Ashe County Airport One Of Ten In State To Receive State, Federal Funds
The Ashe County Airport has received $350,000 in state and federal funding to ac
(Continue Reading)App State's New Solar Car Will Be More Like A Regular Car, Needs A Name
Appalachian State University’s new Cruiser Class solar car needs a name.
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Sports

High Country Soccer Travel Team Tryouts
BOONE, NC – Are you interested in joining a travel soccer team? High Country Soccer Association will be hosting tryouts on May 22 and 23 for the 2018/2019 year for players aged U10-U18 (birth years 2008-2000). Tryouts will be held at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex on Brookshire Road in Boone. High Country Soccer Association, which opened in 1986, offers soccer training to youth ranging from U6 to U18 and competes in the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association. HCSA also operatesadult leagues and winter futsal youth training. In all, HCSA has more than 600 youth players and more than 250 adult players from Avery, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes, and Watauga Counties
(Continue Reading)Martin To Be Inducted Into HOF....
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(Continue Reading)Reddick Named Coach of Year....
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SATURDAY'S GAMESBOY'S LACROSSEDENVER 15, WATAUGA 4
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Pet Patrol
MISSING in Bethel - Walker Coonhound
He is black & white in color. His name is Bomber.
(Continue Reading)Found - Pot Belly Pig
This pot-bellied pig was picked up in Glendale Springs off of Trading Post Road
(Continue Reading)Lost - Fox Hound/Beagle Mix
"Zoey". She was last seen at Skiway Lane on 4/17. She is a Fox Hound/Beagle mi
(Continue Reading)Found Blood Hound
Found dog wandering on a horse farm in Watauga County
(Continue Reading)Missing 9 Year Old Cat
Manea is a petite (10 lbs) light colored tiger stripe short-hair with white ches
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Community and Business

FASD Training Coming In May
Western Youth Network, The Children's Council, Watauga Medical Center, and Watauga Substance Abuse Prevention coalition are hosting FASD trainings coming up on Monday, May 14th.
(Continue Reading)Watauga Republican Women Meet April 25
The Watauga County Republican Women’s Club (WCRWC) will have its next monthly
(Continue Reading)WEF Presents Shooting Stars April 27
The Watauga Education Foundation presents Shooting Stars 2018, a county-wide tal
(Continue Reading)KINDERWOOD ADDS BILINGUAL CURRICULUM AND OLDER CLASSROOM
Kinderwood opened in 2017 as a small, half-day school serving 4 – 6 year olds
(Continue Reading)Black Violin Closes The Schaefer Center Presents Series
The combination of Hip Hop and Classical is "Black Violin."
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Obituaries(Funeral Homes)
Jerry Paula Landt
Jerry Paula Landt, 73, passed away on April 15, 2018 in Boone, North Carolina surrounded by her husband, sister and niece.
(Continue Reading)Ricky Lee Oakes
Ricky Lee Oakes, age 69, went to Heaven April 20, 2018 and is no longer in pain.
(Continue Reading)Roy Donald Davis
Mr. Roy Donald Davis, age 79, of Calloway Road, Boone, the Foscoe community went
(Continue Reading)Margaret Davis
Margaret Davis, age 85, of Blue Bird Lane in Marion, died Sunday, April 22, 2018
(Continue Reading)Jean Hendrick Coe
Jean Hendrick Coe, age 91 Years, of Banner Elk, North Carolina passed away on Fr
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