Last Updated on December 30, 2025 9:27 am  Lenoir, North Carolina (9 am UPDATE December 30, 2025) – Blue Ridge Energy line crews continued power restoration efforts overnight and this morning due to damage to power lines from high winds during Monday’s windstorm. As of 9 am, the following outages remain: Ashe County: 39; Watauga County: …

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Last Updated on December 29, 2025 1:49 pm Lenoir, North Carolina (December 29, 2025) – Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and staff are on high alert, responding to outages caused by high winds today. Currently, line technicians are restoring power to 1,057 in Watauga County; 328 in Ashe County; 243 in Alleghany County and seven …

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Last Updated on December 29, 2025 1:38 pm WATAUGA COUNTY, NC – Watauga County emergency responders worked for approximately an hour Saturday morning to extinguish a vehicle fire that threatened a nearby structure. At approximately 10:15 AM on Saturday, December 27, 2025, Watauga County Communications received a call reporting a vehicle fire in front of …

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Last Updated on December 29, 2025 1:25 pm NCZ001-018-VAZ015-WVZ508-300230-/O.NEW.KRNK.CW.Y.0015.251230T0300Z-251230T1500Z//O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251230T1700Z/Ashe-Watauga-Grayson-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Quinwood, Rainelle, Whitetop,Independence, Volney, West Jefferson, Duo, Boone, and Troutdale122 PM EST Mon Dec 29 2025 …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY……COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AMEST TUESDAY… * WHAT…For the …

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Last Updated on December 29, 2025 9:51 am ZIONVILLE – Multiple fire and emergency units responded to a fully involved camper fire in Zionville on Friday afternoon, December 26. Watauga County Communications received a call at approximately 1:00 p.m. reporting a fire at the 400 block of Buckeye Ridge Road in Zionville. Upon arrival, responders …

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Last Updated on December 29, 2025 9:37 am Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute hosted a special groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the future site of a new health sciences facility on the Caldwell Campus in Hudson.  CCC&TI Trustees, local elected officials, community leaders, partners and employees gathered for the ceremony, which marks …

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Last Updated on December 28, 2025 12:52 pm HIGH COUNTRY – The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia, effective from 7 a.m. Monday, December 29, through noon Tuesday, December 30. Wind Expectations: West winds of 30 to 40 mph …

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Last Updated on December 28, 2025 12:49 pm AVERY COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Avery County, effective from 1 p.m. Monday, December 29, through 7 a.m. Tuesday, December 30. Wind Expectations: Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected, with gusts up to 60 mph possible …

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