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Former Appalachian State athletic director Roachel Laney has been hired as the first Boone area sports commission director.
Read more: Laney Hired As First Boone Area Sports Commission Director
The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country is trying to get funds to build a digital marquee to replace the current manual one.
Blue Ridge Energy is on high alert and ready to respond should severe weather predicted for this weekend lead to power outages in the cooperative’s service area of Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Wilkes and Alexander counties.
Read more: Blue Ridge Energy Prepared for Weekend Winter Weather
The U.S. 221 widening project in Ashe County has opened its first section of Highway since construction started four years ago.
Read more: First Section Of Lanes Opens In U.S. 221 Widening Project
The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stolen vehicle from Winston-Salem that ended in a foot chase on January 4th.
Read more: Man Arrested For Felony Possession Of Stolen Vehicle
West Jefferson Fire and Police Departments responded to a structure fire in West Jefferson last Thursday.
Influenza (flu) is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death.
Read more: Local Health Officials Partner To Combat Widespread Flu
Watauga County citizens will benefit from grants worth $18,200 awarded recently to local helping agencies from the Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation for the most recent grant cycle.
Read more: Community Helping Agencies Receive Foundation Grants
The Middle Fork Greenway is on pace to be halfway finished by the summer of 2020.
Wintry mix of precipitation expected to continue through today.
Read more: WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY
2018 made a splash on Grandfather Mountain.
Read more: Grandfather Experiences One Of Wettest Years On Record