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Mountaineers enjoy success on and off the field in hurricane relief baseball game. Staff Report [email protected]. BOONE — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, communities across western North Carolina have come together in a variety of ways. On Nov. 2 in Kanna….
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Oct 23, 2024 · New practice space making musical dreams possible. Nov 7, 2024. BOONE—What began as a dream between three friends has blossomed into one of Boone’s newest businesses. In September, the Possible band practice space opened at 3017 NC-105. Mountain Times.
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Local business donates $10K to Watauga County Rescue Squad after fundraiser. Updated Nov 8, 2024. BOONE — SouthEnd Brewing Co. in downtown Boone had planned an Oktoberfest celebration the weekend after Helene. Instead of canceling the event….
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‘Ticking time bombs’: Lithium-ion batteries blamed for Hurricane …
Oct 4, 2024 · Hurricane Helene’s cataclysmic path brought historic storm surges, record rainfall and destructive flooding from Florida to the Carolinas and Appalachia.
A Look Back After 70 Years: The Disastrous Flood of 1940
Aug 27, 2010 · One local paper recorded a mammoth mountain slide in that area that extended over a 200 feet area and traveled miles down the mountain, wiping out two service stations and several homes. Eight to ten people were killed including several members of the Green family, the paper said. Remarkably, The Skyland Post did not report of a single casualty ...
Police, family still searching for answers seven years after App …
Editor's note: On April 21, 2023 — the seven-year anniversary of Martin's disappearance — Boone Police Chief Andy Le Beau said the department has gotten a couple of a "small leads, but nothing has panned out in the past seven years."
Life-threatening flooding occurring in Boone, surrounding area
Sep 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.
At least one confirmed fatality as storm leaves trail of destruction
Sep 27, 2024 · WATAUGA — At least one person has been confirmed dead in Watauga County as the remnants of Hurricane Helene has left a trail of destruction in the community.
State of emergency declared for Watauga County
Sep 26, 2024 · By Moss Brennan [email protected]. Sep 26, 2024 Updated Sep 26, 2024. 0. WATAUGA — A state of emergency has been declared for Watauga County. The declaration, signed at 1 p.m., states that there are no restrictions imposed at this time. kAm%96 564=2C2E:@?