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UPDATE Traffic Alert: Wreck @ Highway 321 and Aho Road |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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3:40 p.m.: A wreck has been reported around 3:35 this afternoon at the corner of Highway 321 South and Aho Road in Blowing Rock.
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Bus Driver Killed in Wreck, So Far Miley Cyrus Greensboro Show Still On |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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High Country residents who are traveling to Greensboro this weekend for the Miley Cyrus concert should still be able to catch the show after one of the performer’s buses was involved in a wreck in Dinwiddie County, Virginia this morning.
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High Country Crimestoppers: Mt. Vernon Church Broken Into |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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Watauga County authorities are looking for the person or people who broke into Mt. Vernon Baptist Church on Bamboo Road.
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Guardrail to be Replaced Along Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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Crews will be replacing substandard guardrails along the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 0 in Rockfish Gap to Milepost 356 in Asheville.
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State Unemployment Rises for the First Time Since May |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased from 10.8 percent to 11 percent in October, according to numbers released from the NC Employment Security Commission today. This is the first time the unemployment rate has risen since May.
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Watauga Humane Society to Hold Christmas Photo Fundraiser |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, November 20 2009 |
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The Watauga Humane Society is holding a special fundraiser where family pets can have their picture taken with Santa Paws.
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Watauga High Faculty Attends “Brain Compatible” Clinic |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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Watauga County Schools brought in national education consultant Dr. Marcia Tate for a special workshop with 65 teachers from Watauga High School.
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New License Plate Law on the Books |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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A new state law goes into effect on December 1 that requires the state’s name across the bottom of the license plate as well as the year and month stickers on a plate are fully visible.
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Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church Awards Grant to High Country Healthcare Hospice |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church gave a grant to High Country Healthcare Hospice so the Hospice can purchase up-to-date books and pamphlets on death, dying, and grief.
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Jefferson P.D. Continues to Investigate Business Break-Ins |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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The Jefferson Police Department is continuing to investigate the break-ins at several businesses.
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Granite Falls Elementary Teacher Charged with DWI and Hit and Run |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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A Granite Falls Elementary School teacher was charged with DWI and hit and run after she allegedly struck a car while turning onto an onramp on Interstate 40 over the weekend.
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App State Assistant Coach Gets National Recognition |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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The American Football Coaches Association named App State football’s defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator, Mark Speir, the assistant coach of the year at the FCS level yesterday.
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Three Area Businesses Receive Grant Money to Continue Green Work |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, November 19 2009 |
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Small businesses in Watauga, Mitchell, and Catawba County were three of 18 that received grant money from the state to continue their work in green initiatives.
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Seven Devils Police Seek Missing Woman |
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Written by Steve Frank
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Seven Devils Police are seeking a woman missing from her residence and issued a press release this evening: Authorities are seeking assistance in a disappearance of Deana Elizabeth Schermerhorn.
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Dan Soucek Talks State Senate Race |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Last week, it was reported that Dan Soucek announced that he will run for the North Carolina Senate. Soucek stopped by the Roten in the Morning program on AM 1450 WATA to talk to Jonathon Roten about why he decided to run for senate and a few of his goals.
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Watauga High Senior Signs National Letter of Intent to Play Baseball at App State |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Watauga High senior, Cal Hardee, signed a national letter of intent today to play baseball for Coach Chris Pollard at Appalachian State.
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Defense Secretary Attends Ft. Hood Victim’s Funeral in Mountain City |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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According to our network news partner, ABC News, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Mountain City, Tennessee today to attend the funeral of Frederick Greene, one of the Fort Hood shooting victims.
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Hickory Substitute Teacher Accused of Using a Jump Rope to Tie Up Misbehaving Students |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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A substitute teacher at a Hickory elementary school has been relieved of duties in the Hickory Public Schools System after she allegedly tied up four students with a jump rope Friday for talking in class.
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Western Youth Network Warns of Possible Scam |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Officials with the Western Youth Network are warning residents of a possible scam in which individuals have been reportedly going door-to-door asking for donations for WYN.
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138 Jobs Coming to McDowell County |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Over 100 jobs are coming to nearby McDowell County as a water bottling company plans to expand its facility in Marion.
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Foxx Speaks Out Against Transferring Gitmo Prisoners |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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With the recent news that President Barack Obama’s administration plans to transfer a suspected terrorist believed to be involved in the September 11 attacks from the Guantanamo Bay prison to New York for a trial in civilian court, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx spoke out yesterday against the suspected terrorist’s transfer.
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Watauga High Students to Hold Vehicle (… and Personal) Maintenance Fundraiser |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 |
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Students in the Skills USA program at Watauga High School are holding a unique fundraiser on Saturday in which residents can get a haircut while having their car winterized.
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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The Appalachian State men’s basketball team showed they are the premier basketball in the High Country as they defeated Lees McRae 77-44 at the Holmes Convocation Center.
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Three Injured in Saturday Wreck |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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Three residents were injured in a three-vehicle wreck that occurred just before 3:30 Saturday afternoon on Blowing Rock Road near the Boone Mall entrance.
(photo by William Wacaster)
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UPDATED @ 4:25 p.m.:Taylorsville Couple’s Murder Charges Dropped |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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Murder charges against a Taylorsville couple were dropped yesterday, nearly a year after the body of a four-year-old was found buried in a shallow grave in their yard.
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DOT to Close Mast Gap Road Monday and Tuesday |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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The Department of Transportation was going to close Mast Gap Road Wednesday and Thursday of this week, but have pushed the road closure until next week because of the probability of rain in the forecast.
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Boone Man Arrested for Filing False Address When Registering as a Sex Offender |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office arrested a registered sex offender who had given a false address when registering his address with the sheriff’s office.
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Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Sex Offender on Premises with Children |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, November 17 2009 |
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The Watauga Count Sheriff’s Office arrested a 56-year-old registered sex offender who was on premises where childcare is provided.
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