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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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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.
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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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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.
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.
The Quiet Corner: Guiding our feet | Columns
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The Quiet Corner. The Quiet Corner: Guiding our feet. Lynn Lawrence. Sep 5, 2024. 0. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light into my path.”. Psalms 119:105. We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I am especially blessed because we live so near Bass Lake and Moses Cone Park.
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WEBAbout Us. The Watauga Democrat is published in Boone, N.C. in print on Wednesdays and online at wataugademocrat.com. The Watauga Democrat began as a political newspaper but quickly evolved into a highly respected non-partisan publication. In July 1888, Joseph Spainhour began printing a weekly newspaper he named the Watauga Democrat.
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.
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.