Last Updated on October 27, 2025 2:32 pm With nearly 100 requests received through Hope for the High Country: Hurricane Helene Business Resiliency Disaster Grants, the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation has recently awarded an additional $307,500 to 65 High Country businesses in its fourth round of funding. Through four funding rounds, 237 businesses have …

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Last Updated on October 27, 2025 9:59 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA338 AM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>045-WVZ042>044-507-508-280745-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-338 AM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast …

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It’s that time of the year, and a sign that winter is just around the corner, as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 am Sunday, November 2, 2025. According to timeanddate.com, “In the U.S., Daylight Saving Time – or “fast time”, as it was called then – was first introduced in 1918 when President Woodrow Wilson …

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Last Updated on October 25, 2025 5:04 pm After a fierce 13 rounds of spelling various words, Blowing Rock School Seventh Grader Audrey Bovenzi correctly spelled the word “reprehensible” to secure victory in the Watauga County Schools district-wide spelling bee held on Oct. 24 at the Margaret Gragg Education Center in Boone. This year’s contestants …

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Last Updated on October 25, 2025 1:26 pm State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green and members of the regional NCDPI team visited Watauga County Schools this week to learn more about the district’s innovative practices and alignment with the NCDPI and the state board of education’s educational goals to “Achieving Educational Excellence.” The day began with …

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Last Updated on October 25, 2025 1:24 pm The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is partnering with local fire departments to provide on-site driver license testing for firefighters and first responders who operate heavy emergency vehicles. Through NCDMV’s Outreach Scheduling Assistance Program, the Division is bringing testing directly to public-safety agencies to reduce travel and …

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Last Updated on October 25, 2025 12:55 pm Friday, October 24, 2025 With Fall Break behind us, this week’s gusty winds and cold mornings are a reminder that the last day of classes for the fall semester is less than six weeks away, and winter is ahead. With the changing of the seasons, we’re reminded …

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Last Updated on October 25, 2025 11:19 am Two small earthquakes were recorded near Marion in McDowell County on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The first quake, measured at 2.2 magnitude, was centered 2.2 miles north-northwest of Marion at 1:20 a.m. The second quake measured 2.1 magnitude and was centered 2.1 miles …

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