1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (125+ words) WataugaOnline.com BOONE – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will shift traffic to an on-site detour associated with construction repairs on N.C. 105 between Seven Devils Road and J.H. McLean Road on Monday. Digital message boards and other signage…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (130+ words) WataugaOnline.com The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal single-vehicle collision on Mountain Valley Church Road in North Wilkesboro on Friday, Sept 11, at approximately 11:15 a.m According to the Highway Patrol, a gray Nissan Frontier was traveling west…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (130+ words) Statement from Governor Stein “On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives who were killed that day, hundreds of first responders who died because of their heroic efforts, and countless others whose lives were forever changed. Just as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (121+ words) wataugaonline.com The Johnson County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday evening in the Neva community According to the Sheriff's Office, Johnson County 911 received a call about the incident at approximately 7:30 p.m One individual is currently…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (656+ words) Using a combination of text messaging, voice messaging, the siren warning system, desktop alerts, email and web technologies, AppState-ALERT is designed to provide App State students, employees and their families, as well as campus visitors, with timely information in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (283+ words) Shannon Hilmon of Hampton, Tenn, couldn’t wait to tell his wife when a $30 scratch-off revealed a $5 million top prize on Wednesday. “We are very blessed,” said Hilmon. Hilmon was in Newland for work when he stopped by Newland Quality Mart…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (170+ words) Multiple area fire departments responded to a structure fire at a business in the 100 block of Yuma Lane Tuesday morning, though the blaze was quickly contained with only light damage to the building. Watauga County Communications received the call just…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (141+ words) The Avery County Sheriff's Office released the following statement Thursday after a standoff at a Newland campground that prompted a brief lockdown at Newland Elementary School: After several hours of negotiations in an effort to deescalate the situation, the subject…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) WataugaOnline.com 105 will shift onto the newly constructed portion of the bridge over the Watauga River Monday night through the overnight hours, marking the most visible milestone yet in a bridge replacement project that has been underway for roughly four…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (164+ words) wataugaonline.com What The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 590 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening Where In North Carolina this watch includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Cherokee, Clay, Forsyth, Graham, Guilford, Haywood,…...