Last Updated on April 13, 2025 11:06 am On April 11, 2025, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order in the election protest brought by state supreme court candidate Jefferson Griffin. In a prior decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the court would have required challenged voters who had allegedly “incomplete” registrations …

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Last Updated on April 12, 2025 8:09 pm The North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) has honored Watauga County Schools for excellence in Communications. Watauga County Schools earned a total of three Blue Ribbon Awards for outstanding and effective communication. Two awards were for Electronic Media and one was for Excellence in Writing. Bailey …

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Last Updated on April 12, 2025 12:49 pm (NEWLAND) Governor Josh Stein spent his 100th day in office in the same place that he spent his first full day as Governor and many days in between – western North Carolina. The Governor today provided updates on the ongoing recovery efforts to the North Carolina Association …

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Last Updated on April 12, 2025 12:39 pm Friday, April 11, 2025 This week I joined UNC System President Peter Hans, Chancellor Kimberly van Noort from UNC Asheville and Chancellor Kelli Brown from Western North Carolina, along with North Carolina Speaker of the House Destin Hall ’09 and North Carolina Senate Deputy Pro Tempore Ralph …

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Last Updated on April 10, 2025 1:05 pm Six months out from Helene, we require patience. I have heard it said by some people six months has been long enough and they would like to see more progress, reality is, the event we experienced will not be recovered from that quickly, and for many, recovery …

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Last Updated on April 10, 2025 12:40 pm Due to necessary repairs, the Watauga County Transfer Station will be closed on the following dates: Friday, April 25th: Closed from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday, April 26th: Closed from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Please note: During these closures, NO TRASH/GARBAGE/BRUSH/RECYCLING will be accepted. ALL …

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Last Updated on April 9, 2025 1:13 pm Boone, NC – April 9, 2025 – Western Youth Network (WYN) is thrilled to announce the public launch of its $11.5 million “Building Brighter Futures” campaign, a transformational effort to expand facilities and programs to better serve the growing needs of youth in North Carolina’s High Country. …

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Last Updated on April 9, 2025 12:58 pm Town of Boone, North Carolina — The Town of Boone is excited to announce the launch of “Branding Boone”, an initiative to update and refresh the Town’s government brand and identity. Made possible through a grant awarded by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, this project will …

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