Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:51 am RALEIGH – Renew NC, North Carolina's housing recovery program, announced that the deadline for western North Carolina homeowners to apply for assistance through the Single-Family Housing Program has been extended to January 31, 2025. The extension provides one additional month for homeowners to submit applications for help …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:28 am BOONE – WAMY Community Action announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has officially lifted the “Stop Work” Order for Community Services Block Grant activities, as well as for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Heating and Air Replacement Program. Effective …

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Last Updated on December 22, 2025 8:38 am CTNC has secured permanent protection of 393 acres of forestland and headwater streams along the Blue Ridge Parkway with support from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, Fred and Alice Stanback, and other generous donors. This achievement safeguards one of the most visible and ecologically significant landscapes surrounding E.B. Jeffress …

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Last Updated on December 18, 2025 8:03 pm Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two children, and three others were killed Thursday morning when a business jet crashed at Statesville Regional Airport. Biffle, 55, had become widely known in recent months for his extensive Hurricane Helene relief efforts across Western North Carolina. The …

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Last Updated on December 18, 2025 7:57 pm Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, who served as the state's 69th and 71st Governor for a total of 16 years, has passed away. The announcement was made by his daughter, Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt, and the Hunt family on Thursday. “It is with deep sadness that …

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Last Updated on December 18, 2025 12:58 pm URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Blacksburg VA1243 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-022-190245-/O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.251219T1200Z-251220T0000Z//O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.251219T1200Z-251220T0300Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Including the cities of Floyd, Salem, West Jefferson, Sparta,Independence, Troutdale, Roanoke, Whitetop, Galax, Boone, andVolney1243 PM EST Thu Dec 18 2025 …HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM …

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Last Updated on December 18, 2025 10:13 am The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties in North Carolina, along with several Virginia counties, effective Friday morning through Friday evening. Wind Expectations: West winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected, with gusts up to 58 mph …

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Last Updated on December 17, 2025 5:17 pm A former Watauga County Board of Education member and longtime educator has passed. Barbara Lee (Bone) Kinsey, died Friday, December 13, 2025, in Durham. She taught English and Latin for more than 38 years in public schools, including Watauga High School, and at the college level. In …

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