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WEBActive rescue efforts continue as emergency services make their way into hardest hit areas. Moss Brennan [email protected]. Updated Oct 1, 2024. Emergency services personnel are still focused on active rescue missions as they continue to push into some of Watauga County’s hardest-hit areas. Read more.
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WEBWatauga Board of Elections working hard to prepare for Nov. 5 election despite hurricane. Updated Oct 3, 2024. BOONE — Despite the hardship that Hurricane Helene has brought to the community and Western North Carolina, the Watauga County Board of Electi….
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WEBApp State launches Fall 2024 Aging Academy Speaker Series. Updated Sep 24, 2024. BOONE — The Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness has kicked off its annual Aging Academy Speaker Series. Aug 15, 2024. Aug 2, 2024.
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WEBJul 31, 2024 — Updated Oct 2, 2024. It is unusual to see Chinook helicopters land in Banner Elk, N.C., at the base of Beech Mountain, delivering much-needed supplies to a disaster zone. But that is what happened this past week as Storm Helene made land on the coast of Florida, then hit Georgia before trouncing through Western …. Mountain Times.
First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo on Thursday | National ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 — FRANCOIS LO PRESTI. The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the African Union's health watchdog said. The vast central Africa country of around 100 million people is at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, with cases and deaths rising.
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WEBOct 5, 2023 — Department of Social Services asking for community help wiit wish list for foster care. Updated Dec 22, 2023. WATAUGA — There are currently 76 children in foster care in Watauga County and the Department of Social Services wants to help every one of th…. Updated Nov 3, 2023.
Life-threatening flooding occurring in Boone, surrounding area
WEBSep 27, 2024 Updated Sep 29, 2024. 0. BOONE — Life-threatening flooding is occurring in Boone and emergency personnel are conducting multiple evacuations in flooded areas. Community members should shelter in place. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
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WEBSep 18, 2024. BOONE — App State Football’s home game against Liberty on Sept. 28 will have a 3:30 p.m. kickoff time and air on ESPN+. 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.
High Country leaf season approaching - wataugademocrat.com
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Graphic by Michael Denslow and Howard Neufeld. HIGH COUNTRY — As the days grow shorter and the air gets colder, the mountains of the High Country transform. The colors of the region’s 125 species of trees turn into vivid reds from sourwoods and red maples, vibrant oranges, and yellows from sugar …
Boone UMC Fall Bazaar to take place Sept. 20-21
WEBSep 13, 2024 — BOONE — The Boone United Methodist Church is hosting its Fall Bazaar on Sept. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sept. 21 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. The Bazaar has evolved into one of the most fun and effective ways of recycling used furniture, clothing, linens, seasonal items, books, puzzles, DVDs, and yard sale items.