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BAD PASS: Double fatal collision in Wilkes County

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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BAD PASS: Double fatal collision in Wilkes County

SPECIAL REPORT to Blowing Rock News from North Carolina State Highway Patrol. By Jeffrey S. Swagger, Mast ...

SPECIAL REPORT to Blowing Rock News from North Carolina State Highway Patrol. By Jeffrey S. Swagger, Master Trooper. May 3, 2019. MCGRADY, NC -- On Thursday, 2 May 2019 at approximately 4:40 p.m., the ...

May 03, 2019
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SNAPSHOT: Panthers, Lowe’s combine to pound out green thumbs

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|Date: May 01, 2019
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SNAPSHOT: Panthers, Lowe’s combine to pound out green thumbs

By David Rogers. May 1, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Tomatoes, lettuce and other assorted vegetables should be avai ...

By David Rogers. May 1, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Tomatoes, lettuce and other assorted vegetables should be available in abundance at the Lois E. Harrill Senior Center this summer. The Watauga County Project ...

May 01, 2019
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Gravity-energized cars bring fun — and learning

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|Date: April 28, 2019
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Gravity-energized cars bring fun — and learning

By David Rogers. April 27, 2019. LENOIR, NC – Drivers and their pit crews came from across the state. Tir ...

By David Rogers. April 27, 2019. LENOIR, NC – Drivers and their pit crews came from across the state. Tires burned, brakes heated up as “automobiles” came to a screeching halt. Rubber even flew across ...

April 28, 2019
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Local man brought back to life after heart stops

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|Date: April 17, 2019
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Local man brought back to life after heart stops

By Josh Jarman. April 17, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Are you prepared to die today? Perhaps no question in life i ...

By Josh Jarman. April 17, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Are you prepared to die today? Perhaps no question in life is more sobering than the one that causes us to consider our own mortality. Most of us, if given ...

April 17, 2019
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SNAPSHOTS: Blowing Rock doesn’t escape spring storms

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|Date: April 15, 2019
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SNAPSHOTS: Blowing Rock doesn’t escape spring storms

By David Rogers. April 15, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- High winds in Western North Carolina resulted in to ...

By David Rogers. April 15, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- High winds in Western North Carolina resulted in tornado watches over much of the lower Piedmont region, but the band of strong storm conditions a ...

April 15, 2019
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Hardin Park 2nd grader wins Blowing Rock Trout Derby art contest

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|Date: April 08, 2019
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Hardin Park 2nd grader wins Blowing Rock Trout Derby art contest

By David Rogers. April 7, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- It was a beautiful and balmy opening day of trout fis ...

By David Rogers. April 7, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- It was a beautiful and balmy opening day of trout fishing season on Saturday, but some participating in the 40th Annual Blowing Rock Trout Derby sta ...

April 08, 2019
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OBITUARY: Jack Vines, 89

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|Date: April 08, 2019
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OBITUARY: Jack Vines, 89

Jack Vines, 89, of Vilas NC, passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A native ...

Jack Vines, 89, of Vilas NC, passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Watauga County, he was born December 27, 1929. Jack was a colorful character; known for his ...

April 08, 2019
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Whoppers didn’t get away!

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|Date: April 07, 2019
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Whoppers didn’t get away!

By David Rogers. April 7, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A first trip to Blowing Rock Trout Derby by a Granite ...

By David Rogers. April 7, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A first trip to Blowing Rock Trout Derby by a Granite Falls family ended up with a whopper of a fish story. Young Caleb Schwartz, competing in the " ...

April 07, 2019
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High Country United Way accepting grant applications

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|Date: March 29, 2019
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High Country United Way accepting grant applications

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. March 29, 2019. BOONE, NC --The High Country United Way will begin a ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. March 29, 2019. BOONE, NC --The High Country United Way will begin accepting applications for programs for the fiscal year 2019-20 by mid-April of 2019. We seek pr ...

March 29, 2019
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A Promise Kept: The Stephanie Greer Story

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|Date: March 27, 2019
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A Promise Kept: The Stephanie Greer Story

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Josh Jarman. March 27, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Can you remember the la ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Josh Jarman. March 27, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Can you remember the last time you made a promise? Outside of our marriage vows, most of us do not like to think much ...

March 27, 2019
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OBITUARY: Beloved “Aspen” passes at Grandfather Mountain

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|Date: March 27, 2019
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OBITUARY: Beloved “Aspen” passes at Grandfather Mountain

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Frank Ruggiero, March 27, 2019. LINVILLE, N.C. — On Monday, March ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Frank Ruggiero, March 27, 2019. LINVILLE, N.C. — On Monday, March 25, Grandfather Mountain bid farewell to Aspen, a Western cougar and longtime resident of the ...

March 27, 2019
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OBITUARY: Velma Rose Combs Burnley, 97, former Mayor of Boone for 16 years

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|Date: March 22, 2019
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OBITUARY: Velma Rose Combs Burnley, 97, former Mayor of Boone for 16 years

Velma Rose Combs Burnley, first woman mayor of Boone, North Carolina credited with putting Boone on the m ...

Velma Rose Combs Burnley, first woman mayor of Boone, North Carolina credited with putting Boone on the map with her economic development, died March 19, 2019 at Sardis Oaks Retirement Center in Charl ...

March 22, 2019
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Get off our duffs and get the money, most say at Medicaid expansion town hall

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|Date: March 21, 2019
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Get off our duffs and get the money, most say at Medicaid expansion town hall

By MJH Keathley. March 21, 2019. BOONE, NC -- North Carolina has over one million people not covered by h ...

By MJH Keathley. March 21, 2019. BOONE, NC -- North Carolina has over one million people not covered by health insurance announced newly-elected State Democratic Rep. Ray Russell (D- 93) to a packed c ...

March 21, 2019
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Rumple Ringers in March 17th worship service prelude

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|Date: March 18, 2019
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Rumple Ringers in March 17th worship service prelude

By David Rogers. March 18, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- For a little change of pace, sit back and listen to ...

By David Rogers. March 18, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- For a little change of pace, sit back and listen to the Rumple Ringers' offering of the prelude on Sunday at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in ...

March 18, 2019
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