A wreck has closed NC 18 in Alleghany County near the Virginia line.  Victims are reportedly pinned in the wreckage of the vehicles involved and very serious injuries are reported.  The wreck is near the Glade Valley Road intersection, where fire, rescue, paramedics and the NC State Patrol are on the scene.

The press was called to a press conference on the Recreation Referendum with the Watauga County Commission Wednesday afternoon, but besides the press, there was a large crowd of citizens—and very little ‘conference,’ with Commission Chairman Jim Deal doing all the talking about the quarter-cent sales tax vote.  Deal addressed what he called ‘a lot of misinformation…to downright lies'

Highlighted by 12 home games and contests against four NCAA Tournament participants, Appalachian State University men’s basketball released its 2010-11 schedule on Wednesday.Following a November 4 exhibition against Lees-McRae, the Mountaineers open the season at Tulsa on Nov. 12, marking the third time in four seasons the Apps will open the year away from the Holmes Center.  Appalachian returns home briefly to host Montreat in the home opener on Nov. 16. Following that game, the squad takes its longest road trip of the season to play six games spanning more than three weeks. Full Story

The Watauga High women's tennis team will have to wait another day before it officially opens the 2010 season.

It appears that the traffic traveling into Watauga High this morning was much improved over the first week of school, that with the opening of the west side of Old East King Street.  Traffic coming from the Boone side flowed smoothly into the school,