Last Updated on January 29, 2025 11:40 am BOONE, N.C. — Watauga County native and veteran police officer Johnny Brown has been named director of public safety and chief of police at Appalachian State University, after having served in the interim capacity of the role since September 2024. His new role became effective Jan. 20, … The post Johnny Brown named director of public safety and ...

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WATA: 1450 AM & 96.5 FM Founded in 1950, WATA is the High Country’s favorite for Local News, Talk and Sports. Live local talent includes mornings with Mark Norris from 6-9am M-F. WATA also broadcasts Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity, and The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. Tune in on AM or FM to check out what’s going on in your community, and get the latest updates on news, sports and weather.

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Oct 15, 2024 · Watauga County, the Town of Boone, Appalachian State University, and partners are collaborating to keep our community informed about Hurricane Helene's impacts and the resources available for relief. Continue to check this post for updates. PLEASE NOTE that starting today, updates to this message will continue Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As our community continues its recovery efforts ...

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Jan 7, 2025 · (RALEIGH) Governor Josh Stein today announced an executive order to temporarily waive federal limits on the amount of time drivers transporting propane and other heating fuels can be on the road, ensuring heating materials get to people in need quickly. “As we face plummeting temperatures, we ...

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Oct 10, 2024 · Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm, Wednesday, October 9, 2024) – Blue Ridge Energy crews are making tremendous progress rebuilding its electric system in the cooperative’s heavily damaged service area and additional manpower has been mobilized to the most devastated areas with remaining outages. As of 4 pm Wednesday, outages stand at a total of 3,909 with 2,242 of those in Watauga County, 1,461 ...