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14 App State Students Graduate From Inaugural UNC System Police Academy
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (312+ words) BOONE, N.C. — Fourteen Appalachian State University students are among the inaugural graduates of the new University of North Carolina System Police Academy, and beginning this fall they'll serve the Boone campus community as sworn officers with the Appalachian Police Department. Sixteen…...
App State's Team Sunergy Unveils Autumn, Its Next-Gen Solar Racing Vehicle
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (564+ words) App State’s Team Sunergy Unveils Autumn, Its Next-Gen Solar Racing Vehicle WataugaOnline.com...
Watauga Arts Council Welcomes 14 Local Artists for 'Earth & Fire' Pottery Exhibit
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (212+ words) The Watauga Arts Council will welcome 14 local and regional artists into its Main Gallery next month for “Earth & Fire: A Pottery Showcase,” a new exhibit featuring 24 unique clay pieces selected by a juried panel of artists and art leaders from…...
High Country Gas Prices Hold Steady at $3.59 as Diesel Climbs Another 15¢
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (236+ words) The Boone-area low for regular unleaded gasoline is holding at $3.59 per gallon this week, unchanged from last Tuesday's price, according to GasBuddy data. The steady reading comes after last week's 15-cent jump snapped an eight-week streak of declining prices across…...
Sheriff's Office Warns of New Jury Duty Phone Scam Targeting Watauga County Residents
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (110+ words) Sheriff’s Office Warns of New Jury Duty Phone Scam Targeting Watauga County Residents WataugaOnline.com The Watauga County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about another phone scam involving false claims of missed federal jury duty According to the Sheriff's Office,…...
B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (304+ words) For Immediate Release – July 16, 2026 JEFFERSON, N.C. — Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of 63-year-old Lindsay Edwin Milam following a dangerous vehicle pursuit that began on NC Highway 163 and ended on Tom McNeill Road. During the early afternoon hours of…...
Blowing Rock Town Council Recap: Green Hill Road Speed Limit Lowered, Annie Cannon Gardens Project Approved
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (347+ words) BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Town Manager Alice Derian's latest “Message from the Manager” update recaps recent Town Council action on a Green Hill Road speed limit reduction and the Annie Cannon Gardens pavilion project, along with a cellular service upgrade, a new…...
Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (150+ words) WataugaOnline.com Phil Howell announces the arrest of 57-year-old Joseph Patrick O'Connor of Fleetwood O'Connor has been charged with Felony Disclosure of Private Images and Possession of Controlled Substances on Jail Premises by the Ashe County Sheriff's Office The suspect,…...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifting Toward the Carolinas; Hazy Skies Possible Through the Week
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (296+ words) WataugaOnline.com Smoke from a massive outbreak of wildfires in Canada is drifting south into the eastern United States this week, and some of it is expected to reach North Carolina â including the High Country â bringing hazy skies…...
Keselowski, Rhodes Unveil New '47 Reserve' Hospitality Space Ahead of Window World 450, FaithFest 250
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (319+ words) NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — As NASCAR Cup Series points racing returns to the historic asphalt of North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time in 30 years, the speedway has unveiled its new premium hospitality space, 47 Reserve, located outside of Turn 4. The name gives…...