Last Updated on December 16, 2025 5:46 pm Brief closures on the N.C. 105 Bypass may be possible throughout the day. BOONE – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor is set to begin repairing a Hurricane Helene-damaged pipe in Watauga County on Wednesday.   Crews from contractor Nu-Pipe, LLC, will install a pipeliner in the …

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Last Updated on December 16, 2025 10:34 am Limited to 36 guests, “Double WAMY-A Blowing Rock Murder Mystery Night” offers luxury overnight experience with gourmet dinner, champagne reception, and BRAHM scavenger hunt on March 15. BLOWING ROCK — WAMY Community Action, in partnership with The Embers Hotel and the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum …

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Last Updated on December 16, 2025 10:21 am Lenoir, North Carolina (December 15, 2025) – Now in its 31st year of helping teachers provide creative learning projects for students, Blue Ridge Energy is awarding $7,378 in Bright Ideas grants to ten local Watauga and Avery classrooms.    Bright Ideas is an academic grants program sponsored annually by Blue Ridge Energy. Bright Ideas grants help further traditional academic learning …

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Last Updated on December 15, 2025 2:15 pm NEWLAND – N.C. Department of Transportation staff from across the state recently met in Avery County for hands-on explosives training. The week-long training, typically held every autumn, teaches employees the proper handling and use of explosives for transportation engineering, whether they’re clearing rock to install a pipe …

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Last Updated on December 14, 2025 11:44 am Ashe County Sheriff's Office announces completion of second wave with 27 arrests in Wilkes County, bringing total operation to 75+ individuals charged as investigation continues. ASHE COUNTY — Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell announced Tuesday that Wave 2 has been completed in what continues to be …

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Last Updated on December 13, 2025 8:17 am NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-132015-/O.NEW.KRNK.CW.Y.0014.251214T1200Z-251215T1500Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-EasternGreenbrier-Including the cities of Volney, New Castle, Troutdale, HotSprings, Wytheville, Buena Vista, Galax, Bland, Fincastle,Roanoke, Boone, Hinton, Alderson, Lewisburg, Hix, Independence,Sparta, Salem, Tazewell, Pearisburg, Floyd, Pulaski, Radford,Covington, Blacksburg, White Sulphur Springs, Clifton Forge,Marion, West Jefferson, Flat Top, Lexington, Bluefield, Union,and Whitetop401 AM EST Sat Dec …

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Last Updated on December 13, 2025 9:48 am The number 47 will forever be etched in Watauga football history. Forty-seven years after their last state championship, the Pioneers scored 47 points to defeat Middle Creek 47-25 in the NCHSAA 6A State Championship at Kenan Stadium on Friday — just one week after winning their semifinal …

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Last Updated on December 12, 2025 2:13 pm Watauga CountyDecember 12th, 2025For Immediate Release As the well-earned retirement of Mr. Craig Sullivan of Watauga Medics, Inc. (WMI) begins this weekend, we understand there are many questions that the public may have as the County transitions to a County-based EMS service. The below questions come from …

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