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A fire in Vilas on Wednesday is under investigation.
The Avery County Health Department was notified Thursday an additional Avery County resident has tested positive COVID-19.
The Ashe County Board of Commissioners met earlier this week and for the first time in two months, citizens were allowed to attend, in order to allow public comment on the proposed fiscal year budget.
SkyLine/SkyBest will be the Avery County School system's provider for Wide Area Network service.
Read more: Skyline/Skybest To Provide Wide Area Network Service For Avery School System
Officials with Wildcat Lake have announced the popular spot will remain closed for the remainder of the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The following is the full text of a press release from Boone Interim Police Chief Andy LeBeau, released Thursday afternoon, June 18.
The town of Boone officials and police department have been receiving numerous questions in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder and specifically after the awareness to this issue was heightened by two protests in downtown Boone. We are able to report that the questions and concerns raised have been addressed and most of them were addressed many years ago.
Read more: Boone Interim Police Chief Address Questions Raised By George Floyd Murder
AppalCART will hold its next Board meeting Monday June 22 via ZOOM.
Read more: AppalCART Board Meeting June 22, Closed July 3 and 4
Law enforcement agencies in three counties as well as the NC Highway Patrol were involved in a high speed chase Tuesday that involved agencies in Watauga and Ashe counties, as well as Johnson County Tennessee.
Read more: Multiple Agencies in NC, TN Involved In High Speed Chase
The William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, the flagship program of Wildacres Leadership Initiative (WLI), has named its 2020-2022 class, and a Watauga County resident is among them.
High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek information about a number of breaking and entering instances around Boone.
Read more: Crime Stoppers Seeks Information On Breaking and Entering Cases
The Boone Town Council on Tuesday voted to make wearing face coverings mandatory in indoor establishments open to the public in the town of Boone.
Read more: Boone Council Votes To Mandate Masks In Public Establishments