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BOONE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 10:15 am BOONE, NC – The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation (BACCF) is excited to announce it has received a $250,000 grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) Truist Foundation Western North Carolina Recovery and Resiliency Fund (the Fund). This grant allowed the BACCF to enable a fourth …
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N.C National Forests Make Significant Progress Towards Recovery After Hurricane Helene
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 10:09 am ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sep. 25, 2025—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has made significant progress in repairing and restoring the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests from the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene one year ago. “Hurricane Helene had an unprecedented impact across all of western North Carolina, …
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Upcoming Town of Boone Events: Hurricane Helene Candlelight Vigil, Appalachian Heritage Flag Raising Event, and Appalachian Heritage Month Programming
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 9:41 am Town of Boone, North Carolina— At its September 10, 2025 meeting, the Boone TownCouncil adopted a proclamation recognizing the one-year milestone of Hurricane Helene. Later,at the September 24, 2025 meeting, the Council proclaimed October as Appalachian HeritageMonth, a time to celebrate the unique culture of Appalachia that …
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday September 25, 2025
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 8:19 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA558 AM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-261000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-558 AM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast …
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Hurricane Helene 1 year anniversary events
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 9:36 am On Saturday, September 27, 2025, communities across the High Country will gather to mark one year since Hurricane Helene forever changed our landscape and our lives. This list will be updated as needed. A list of events across western North Carolina is available courtesy of The Governor’s …
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One Year After Hurricane Helene: Wine To Water Continues Recovery in WNC
Last Updated on September 24, 2025 11:30 am BOONE, NC — When Hurricane Helene swept across Western North Carolina in September 2024, it unleashed one of the most catastrophic inland flooding events in the region’s history. Homes were lost, wells were contaminated, and thousands were left without access to clean water. Within 48 hours, Wine To Water …
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NCDOT Enters Next Phase of U.S. 421 Intersection Improvements
Last Updated on September 24, 2025 11:06 am WILKESBORO – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor has entered a new phase of intersection improvements along U.S. 421 in Wilkes County. In this phase of construction, Branch Civil Inc. will build shoulders, remove trees, remove the merge ramp from U.S. 421 Business onto U.S. 421 North and …
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Fatal collision involving motorcycle in Watauga on Saturday night
Last Updated on September 24, 2025 10:13 am Todd– On Saturday, September 20, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Watauga County on Pottertown Road near Meat Camp Road. A 1998 Harley-Davidson motorcycle traveling east on Pottertown Road attempted to pass another eastbound vehicle in …
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BOONE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE
BOONE, NC – The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation (BACCF) is excited to announce it has received a $250,000 grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) Truist Foundation Western No...
Read MoreHurricane Helene 1 year anniversary events
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, communities across the High Country will gather to mark one year since Hurricane Helene forever changed our landscape and our lives. This list will be updated as neede...
Read MoreOne Year After Hurricane Helene: Wine To Water Continues Recovery in WNC
BOONE, NC — When Hurricane Helene swept across Western North Carolina in September 2024, it unleashed one of the most catastrophic inland flooding events in the region’s history. Homes were lost, well...
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