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Ready, Set…Get ready to light up the town!

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|Date: November 22, 2017
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Ready, Set…Get ready to light up the town!

By David Rogers. November 22, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A few eager beavers have gotten a head start on g ...

By David Rogers. November 22, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A few eager beavers have gotten a head start on getting into the holiday spirit, but Friday, 5:45 pm is the official "Lighting Up The Town", whe ...

November 22, 2017
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Mystery behind the Brown Mountain Lights persists

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|Date: November 01, 2017
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Mystery behind the Brown Mountain Lights persists

By Luke Weir. November 1, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- When the sun goes down and conditions are right, spec ...

By Luke Weir. November 1, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- When the sun goes down and conditions are right, spectators overlooking Brown Mountain Ridge may witness mysterious orbs of light. Located in the Pi ...

November 01, 2017
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I do! I do! I do! Carolina BalloonFest brings variety of colorful fun to the Piedmont

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|Date: October 25, 2017
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I do! I do! I do! Carolina BalloonFest brings variety of colorful fun to the Piedmont

By David Rogers. October 25, 2017. STATESVILLE, NC -- At least one hot air balloon pilot got a headstart ...

By David Rogers. October 25, 2017. STATESVILLE, NC -- At least one hot air balloon pilot got a headstart on Halloween over the weekend, but that was just a sampling of the colorful fun highlighting th ...

October 25, 2017
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“Aspen” wins Wooly Worm Festival, mixed bag of winter weather ahead

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|Date: October 25, 2017
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“Aspen” wins Wooly Worm Festival, mixed bag of winter weather ahead

By Luke Weir. October 25, 2017. BANNER ELK, NC -- While some wait until February for a groundhog t ...

By Luke Weir. October 25, 2017. BANNER ELK, NC -- While some wait until February for a groundhog to gauge when winter will end, residents and visitors of Banner Elk in the third weekend of Octo ...

October 25, 2017
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Major Storm Causes Flooding, Energy Outages In The High Country

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|Date: October 23, 2017
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Major Storm Causes Flooding, Energy Outages In The High Country

By David Rogers. October 23, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Maybe Boone residents didn't see Class I whitewate ...

By David Rogers. October 23, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Maybe Boone residents didn't see Class I whitewater rapids on King Street, but they experienced major flooding in low-lying areas near Wal-Mart a ...

October 23, 2017
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Even If The Devil Is In The Details, So Is The Story

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|Date: September 13, 2017
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Even If The Devil Is In The Details, So Is The Story

By David Rogers. September 13, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Imagine exhuming a body from a cemetery in 1897 ...

By David Rogers. September 13, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Imagine exhuming a body from a cemetery in 1897 to investigate claims of death by foul play. Forget forensic science as we know it today. Don't ...

September 13, 2017
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AT THE READY: Blue Ridge Energy Prepped For High Winds, Heavy Rain Impact From “Irma”

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|Date: September 11, 2017
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AT THE READY: Blue Ridge Energy Prepped For High Winds, Heavy Rain Impact From “Irma”

Special Report. September 11, 2017. LENOIR, NC -- While the potential for damage has significantly improv ...

Special Report. September 11, 2017. LENOIR, NC -- While the potential for damage has significantly improved since Friday, severe weather is still expected to impact the Blue Ridge Energy service area, ...

September 11, 2017
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By All Signs, A People’s President: Blowing Rock’s Whitt Inaugurated At Lenoir-Rhyne

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|Date: September 08, 2017
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By All Signs, A People’s President: Blowing Rock’s Whitt Inaugurated At Lenoir-Rhyne

By David Rogers. September 8, 2017. HICKORY, NC -- Dr. Fred Whitt may very well have gone down different ...

By David Rogers. September 8, 2017. HICKORY, NC -- Dr. Fred Whitt may very well have gone down different paths since his boyhood days fishing along the banks of Dutchman's Creek in the shadow of Mount ...

September 08, 2017
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Dazzling Display of Motor Works At BRCC First Annual Members’ Car Show

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|Date: September 04, 2017
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Dazzling Display of Motor Works At BRCC First Annual Members’ Car Show

By David Rogers. September 4, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, at least ...

By David Rogers. September 4, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, at least for car aficionados there was a lot to feast one's eyes upon Saturday at Blowing Rock Country ...

September 04, 2017
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LIVING LIFE LARGE: Protecting Blowing Rock’s Clay Pigeons

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|Date: August 04, 2017
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LIVING LIFE LARGE: Protecting Blowing Rock’s Clay Pigeons

By David Rogers. August 4, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- So it had been almost 50 years -- half a century -- ...

By David Rogers. August 4, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- So it had been almost 50 years -- half a century -- since I had fired a shotgun. The last time was quail hunting with family on a snowy December da ...

August 04, 2017
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SNAPSHOTS: 2017 Blowing Rock Symphony By The Lake

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|Date: July 28, 2017
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SNAPSHOTS: 2017 Blowing Rock Symphony By The Lake

By David Rogers. July 28, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- If nothing else, Blowing Rock proved to be full of in ...

By David Rogers. July 28, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- If nothing else, Blowing Rock proved to be full of intrepid souls Friday night, with nearly 3,000 braving the elements to listen to rapturous music ...

July 28, 2017
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Masland, Hutchins Win 50th Grandfather Marathon Races

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|Date: July 08, 2017
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Masland, Hutchins Win 50th Grandfather Marathon Races

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Frank Ruggiero. July 8, 2017. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC — If one t ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Frank Ruggiero. July 8, 2017. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC — If one thing can be said for running coach Caleb Masland, he teaches by example. COVER IMAGE: Caleb Mas ...

July 08, 2017
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High Speed Chase? Yount @ Indy 500

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|Date: May 30, 2017
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High Speed Chase? Yount @ Indy 500

By David Rogers. May 30, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- After listening to resident and business owner complai ...

By David Rogers. May 30, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- After listening to resident and business owner complaints over the past several weeks about how fast motorists on Valley Blvd. are going since the hi ...

May 30, 2017
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic On U.S. 321 Near Kirby Mountain Rd.

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|Date: April 26, 2017
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic On U.S. 321 Near Kirby Mountain Rd.

By David Rogers. April 26, 2017. CALDWELL COUNTY, NC -- Not many details have been released as yet, but a ...

By David Rogers. April 26, 2017. CALDWELL COUNTY, NC -- Not many details have been released as yet, but a vehicle (tractor-trailer) fire down the mountain near Kirby Mountain Rd. has traffic greatly s ...

April 26, 2017
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