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High Country Radio News March 19, 2019
Listen to High Country Radio News from March 19th, 2019.
(Continue Reading)ASU IDs Approved For Voting In 2020 Elections
The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that ASU students and empl
(Continue Reading)Ballard Receives Award From NC Christmas Tree Association
State Senator Deanna Ballard received the North Carolina Christmas Tree Associat
(Continue Reading)ARHS To Host Meeting On Health Insurance Coverage, Medicaid Expansion
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System will host a town hall meeting on Thursday
(Continue Reading)Watauga Kicks Off 25th Relay For Life
Watauga County Relay For Life held its kickoff event for its 25th anniversary la
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Sports
Gill Tabbed Sun Belt Commissioner
NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced on Tuesday that Keith Gill has been named the league’s sixth commissioner.
(Continue Reading)SBC Has New Commissioner....Three Straight For Hamrick?
The Sun Belt has a new commissioner, the Watauga High baseball team has a huge g
(Continue Reading)Big Win For WHS Soccer; The Dance Begins Tonight....
The Watauga High soccer team takes sole possession of first place in the Northwe
(Continue Reading)WHS Announces More Schedule Changes....
Listen to Monday's WATA Afternoon Sports Update on GBR....
(Continue Reading)ACC Has Three No. 1 Seeds; App State Softball Sweeps ULM....
Duke, North Carolina and Virginia earn top seeds in the NCAA Tournament....
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Kanook is Lost!
Kanook has gone missing from the old Leicester area 3/5/2019.
(Continue Reading)Rosie is Missing
Rosie has a very deep, ferocious bark.
(Continue Reading)Ryro Missing
Ryro has been missing since Saturday 2/16/19, from behind Tractor Supply.
(Continue Reading)Lost Coon Hound
Missing from the Fleetwood/Pine Swamp area since last night.
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Community and Business
Avery, Watauga Sheriff's Office To Play In Basketball Fundraiser
The Avery County Sheriff’s Office and Watauga County Sheriff’s Office will face off in a basketball game to raise money for Avery High School’s Sheriff Explorer program.
(Continue Reading)Artist Nicolas Schneider To Guest Judge Lees-McRae Art Show
High Country artist and award-winning potter Nicolas Schneider will be the guest
(Continue Reading)Jones House Features Irish-Appalachian Concert
The Jones House Indoor Concert Series continues on Tuesday, March 26 with Irish-
(Continue Reading)Empty Bowls Fundraiser Returns March 30
Empty Bowls returns to Watauga High School on Saturday, March 30th from 4:30 to
(Continue Reading)Grandfather Mountain Hosts Free Environmental Educator Workshops
Grandfather Mountain invites educators to take advantage of its classroom in the
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Obituaries(Funeral Homes)
Ruth Marguerite Piche
Ruth Piche, age 91, of Banner Elk, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living in Boone, NC.
(Continue Reading)Douglas Mack Baumgardner
Douglas Mack Baumgardner, age 74, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Fr
(Continue Reading)Laura Kay Simerly
Laura Kay Simerly, age 71, of Hampton, TN, died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the
(Continue Reading)James Clifford Caudill
James Clifford Caudill age 92 of Lansing, died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Marga
(Continue Reading)Eva Hester Pike
Eva Hester Pike, age 82, of Granite Falls, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at
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