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WEBUpdated Sep 16, 2024. RALEIGH — The North Carolina Community College System has named Amy Mast as the new Executive Director of State Board Relations. Mast, known b…. Sep 12, 2024. BLOWING ROCK — The Town of Blowing Rock has a long history of welcoming tourists to its many historic inns and hotels. With iconic locations s….
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WEBMay 21, 2024 · HICKORY — The Graceful Geese Mercantile, a new local artisan gallery featuring over 100 local artisans along with one-of-a-kind antiques and v…. Mountain Times. Derek Halsey. May 1, 2024. WEST JEFFERSON — A special night of Celtic music will happen on Saturday, May 4, at the Ashe Civic Center in …
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WEBVisitor spending reached $517.51 million last year in Watauga County. Staff Report [email protected]. WATAUGA — Domestic and international visitors to Watauga County spent $517.51 million in 2023, according to an annual study commissioned by Vi…. Read more.
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WEBApp State increases enrollment by 1.5%. Updated Sep 10, 2024. BOONE — Appalachian State University marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fal…. Aug 15, 2024.
Recreation Center opening scheduled for April after Cooper's …
WEBFeb 26, 2021 · Photo by Kayla Lasure. BOONE — Nearly one year after its initial opening failed to get off of the ground, the Watauga Community Recreation Center finally has an opening date set for April 26. While the center has been sitting ready to open its doors, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic served as a padlock to keep them closed.
NC Court of Appeals upholds life sentences for Tristan Borlase
WEBJan 4, 2024 · Photo by Moss Brennan. RALEIGH — Two life sentences without parole for a teen who killed his parents in Deep Gap were upheld by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision. Tristan Borlase was found guilty of first-degree murder in March 2022 for killing his parents when he was one month shy of his 18th birthday in April 2019.
ARHS relocates the Wound Care Center to Watauga Surgical Group
WEBSep 8, 2020 · BOONE — Appalachian Regional Healthcare System announced on Sept. 3 that, beginning Sept. 8, patients of the Wound Care Center should go to Watauga Surgical Group instead of Watauga Medical Center to get medical care. This location will be more convenient for patients with a faster check-in process, according to ARHS.
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WEBJul 15, 2022 · Thanks to modern technologies, you and more people are reading the Watauga Democrat than ever before. Freedom of the press is essential to preserving democracy: But a free press isn't free. It takes significant resources for Mountain Times Publications' 8 full-time reporters and editors to provide credible, fact …
Both lanes of N.C. 105 back open after blasting sends boulders …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · BOONE — Both lanes of N.C. 105 are back open after blasting sent boulders onto the roadway earlier this morning, according to Watauga County Fire Marshal Shane Garland.
Two people found dead in Deep Gap, person in custody
WEBApr 11, 2019 · DEEP GAP — A 17-year-old is in custody in Tennessee as authorities continue to investigate what appears to be a double homicide in the Deep Gap community. Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman said that his department responded at 10:32 p.m. on April 10 to a 911 call and found a man and woman dead outside of …
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