Local School Closings & Delays
Multiple Blue Ridge Parkway projects advance near Boone, North Carolina
Last Updated on August 4, 2025 10:59 am BOONE, NC – On Aug. 4, the National Park Service reopened approximately four miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 280.9 to 285.5, near Bamboo Gap. This opening signifies another milestone in the completion of a series of initial recovery projects currently underway along the historic route. …
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NCDOT Crews to Replace Helene-Damaged Pipe in Ashe County, part of N.C. 194 to close for overight operation
Last Updated on August 4, 2025 9:47 am LANSING – A short stretch of N.C. 194 will close in Ashe County while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe. N.C. 194 will close near Don Adams Road beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to replace a pipe Hurricane Helene damaged. Message boards have …
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COMMUNITY UPDATE – Toe River Health District Conducting TB Investigation in Avery County
Last Updated on August 1, 2025 7:31 pm August 1, 2025 Newland, N.C. – Last week, the Toe River Health District was notified of an individual with possible active tuberculosis (TB) in Avery County, later confirmed positive. Our staff immediately developed a plan to conduct our investigation and worked with – North Carolina Department of …
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App State Update from Chancellor Dr. Heather Norris — Friday, August 1, 2025
Last Updated on August 1, 2025 2:24 pm Friday, August 1, 2025 Can you believe today is the first day of August? There are only 17 days until the first day of classes for fall 2025. We still have a few more days of summer, but it feels like those days move forward especially quickly once we …
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Flood Watch including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday August 1, 2025
Last Updated on August 1, 2025 12:54 pm NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032>034-043-020045-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0022.250801T1700Z-250802T0400Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Including the cities of Boone, Bland, Roanoke, Stuart, Bedford,Wytheville, Blacksburg, Pulaski, Pearisburg, Dobson, Whitetop,Galax, Volney, Floyd, Martinsville, Independence, Rocky Mount,Troutdale, West Jefferson, Sparta, Salem, Radford, and Wilkesboro1234 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025 …FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT… WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall …
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Friday August 1, 2025
Last Updated on August 1, 2025 6:06 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA553 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025 NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ015>017-032-043-021000-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Henry-553 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia and southwestVirginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon …
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Local resident warning of problem bears
Last Updated on July 31, 2025 10:16 am Local resident JD Presnell is warning of problem bears. He tells WataugaOnline that it's a regular occurrence now on Beech Creek/Buckeye/Wiley Harmon area, and they've caused major damage to some vehicles. He added they are now starting to come around earlier and earlier, as early as 5pm …
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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook including Watauga, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday July 31, 2025
Last Updated on July 31, 2025 6:26 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA602 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ015-016-032-011015-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Patrick-602 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. There is a Marginal Risk of Excessive …
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Johnson Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Doug Johnson, retired chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Energy, was recently presented with North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, by Board President Jeff ...
Read MoreCOMMUNITY UPDATE – Toe River Health District Conducting TB Investigation in Avery County
Newland, N.C. – Last week, the Toe River Health District was notified of an individual with possible active tuberculosis (TB) in Avery County, later confirmed positive. Our staff immediately developed...
Read MoreNCDOT Crews to Replace Helene-Damaged Pipe in Ashe County, part of N.C. 194 to close for overight operation
LANSING – A short stretch of N.C. 194 will close in Ashe County while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe.
N.C. 194 will close near Don Adams Road beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug....
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