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Power outages and downed trees impacting High Country this morning

Sunday March 16, 2025 - A number of power outages and downed trees are impacting the High Country this morning due to the storm. Outages began early this morning. According to scanner dispatches ther...

WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NORTH CAROLINA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

CHICAGO (March 13, 2025) — In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kate Sears of Watauga High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade North Carolina ...

Avery County woman will use $466,415 win to help people affected by Helene

Tracy Bell of Banner Elk wants to give back to her community after she won a $466,415 jackpot playing a digital instant game. “Everyone around here has been through a lot lately,” she said. “I want t...