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Nathan Ham

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Luke Combs Concert Expected to Bring Over 32,000 People to Kidd Brewer Stadium on Saturday; Fully...

September 2, 2021. The Town of Boone is anticipating over 32,000 country music fans will pack into Kidd Brewer Stadium this weekend to see Luke Combs put on a show that many have waited for since they first bought tickets almost two years ago. Tickets for the show originally went on sale in Septembe…
about 3 years ago
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Speakers at COVID-19 Care Vigil at Watauga Medical Center Thursday ...

September 2, 2021. Hospital doctors, nurses and staff members gathered outside of Watauga Medical Center on Thursday morning to speak to community members about the dire conditions that exist for COVID-19 patients and encourage everyone to get vaccinated to fight this terrible virus. The care vigil …
about 3 years ago
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Appalachian State Takes On ECU in Season Opener Thursday Night in C...

September 1, 2021. College football season is officially here for fans of Appalachian State University. The Mountaineers will be on the field at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night to take on the East Carolina Pirates. The Duke’s Mayo Classic features the Mountaineers coming off of a sixth str…
about 3 years ago
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COVID-19 Update: Active Cases in Watauga County Surpass 130; Additi...

August 27, 2021. Watauga County now has 134 active cases, a number that has continued to rise steadily since the beginning of July. 49 others are in quarantine. In Ashe County, another death was reported from COVID-19 complications, bringing the total to 51, the highest in the three-county district …
about 3 years ago
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Hi-Lo Adventure Trail Connects Beech Mountain Visitors to Other Par...

August 27, 2021. The eagerly-anticipated Hi-Lo Adventure Trail in Beech Mountain will add lots of new stops and destinations to the list of things for tourists to do when they come to town. The town officially introduced the driving trail at a merchant expo at the Buckeye Recreation Center on Thursd…
about 3 years ago
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Tynecastle Highway Near Sugar Mountain Closed During the Day and Do...

August 26, 2021. Highway 184 in Sugar Mountain, more commonly known as Tynecastle Highway, will be closed from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day while road work is taking place to repair the road where heavy rains from last week’s remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved through the High Country. While the …
about 3 years ago
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Virtual Town Hall on Building Healthier Rural Communities to Featur...

August 25, 2021. A special virtual town hall on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. will include Chuck Mantooth, the President and CEO of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. The topic of discussion will be what it takes to build healthier rural communities. Featured guests alongside Mantooth will be Dr…
about 3 years ago
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Town of Blowing Rock Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate Starting on Fr...

August 25, 2021. In an emergency Blowing Rock Town Council meeting on Tuesday evening, the council voted unanimously to reinstitute a mask mandate for all indoor areas in Blowing Rock, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 27. There will be a two-week grace period before anyone will be written any c…
about 3 years ago
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Restaurants Struggle to Keep Steady Number of Employees; Workers Fi...

August 24, 2021. The restaurant industry in the High Country has faced many different layers of problems since the COVID-19 pandemic began about 18 months ago. Many have suffered from having to close dining rooms (some of which have yet to reopen), food shortages and most recently alcohol shortages …
about 3 years ago
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New River Conservancy’s Splash for Cash is Happening This Saturday;...

August 24, 2021. The New River Conservancy’s annual Splash for Cash float down the New River is back in 2021 and will be happening this Saturday. The event will feature a complimentary lunch, drinks and door prizes during the return of the Splash for the Cash event. Splash for the Cash is the New Ri…
about 3 years ago
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COVID-19 Update: Four Age Groups Still Below AppHealthCare’s 70% Va...

August 20, 2021. Four of the six vaccination age groups in Watauga County are still below the 70% goal that Appalachian Health Care is trying to reach, according to the latest data shared on Friday. Only 38% of Watauga County residents ages 12-17 have been vaccinated, the lowest percentage total of …
over 3 years ago
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Watauga County Commissioners Approve $7 Million Project Building Ou...

August 20, 2021. The Watauga County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a $7 million project to extend fiber optic high speed internet access to parts of the county that have not had that option before. The lack of high speed internet access in the High Country has been one of the th…
over 3 years ago
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Watauga County Schools Wrap Up First Week of Education Back in the ...

August 20, 2021. It’s finally Friday and for students, teachers and staff at the schools across Watauga County, the first week of school is almost complete. This school year started with 4,734 students in Pre-K through 12th grade in Watauga County, including 85 students participating in the virtual …
over 3 years ago
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Flash Flooding Hits the High Country Hard From the Remnants of Trop...

August 18, 2021. Heavy rain fell through most of the day and night on Tuesday with numerous areas having to deal with flooding concerns, including evacuations in Avery County and many low-water bridges covered by rapidly-moving water. As first reported by WBTV, three campgrounds, a trailer park and …
over 3 years ago
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Luke Combs Concert Happening as Scheduled on September 4 at Kidd Br...

August 18, 2021. Almost two years since tickets first went on sale for the highly anticipated Luke Combs show at Kidd Brewer Stadium, fans will finally get to see Combs at The Rock. Combs’s Kidd Brewer Stadium performance was originally scheduled for May 2, 2020 and was moved to May 1, 2021 due to C…
over 3 years ago
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Major Off-Campus Student Housing Projects Open on Time as Fall Seme...

August 17, 2021. Two of the largest and newest student housing complexes in Boone were filled with students eager to begin this school year at Appalachian State. The Finmore, located at 241 Shadowline Drive, and the Peak of Boone, located at 199 Highway 105 Extension, recently saw construction compl…
over 3 years ago
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Census Data Shows Population Increase in Watauga County with Most O...

August 17, 2021. Watauga County was the only county in the High Country with a sizeable population increase, according to 2020 Census data for the region. Watauga County had an increase of 3,007 residents and Avery County gained nine residents from 17,797 to 17,806. Ashe, Alleghany, Caldwell and Wil…
over 3 years ago
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Blowing Rock Town Council Passes Resolution Honoring Woodlands Barb...

August 13, 2021. Woodlands Barbeque in Blowing Rock received a special honor from the Blowing Rock Town Council as they passed a resolution celebrating the historic 40-year run that the restaurant had since opening as Woodlands in 1980. Butch and Gina Triplett, and Jim and Peggy Houston founded the …
over 3 years ago
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COVID-19 Update: Positive Cases Increase to 169 in AppHealthCare’s ...

August 13, 2021. Positive COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the High Country as well as in North Carolina overall. Watauga County now has 71 active cases while Ashe County has 74 and Alleghany County has 13. There are 93 individuals being actively monitored for the virus in Watauga County, 42 in A…
over 3 years ago
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Census Data Reveals Watauga County Population Increases to Over 54,...

August 13, 2021. The population of Watauga County increased from 51,079 people in 2010 to 54,086 according to the data released from the 2020 Census, a change of roughly 6%. The population was about 2,000 less than the 56,177 population estimate released in 2019 prior to the Census data being collec…
over 3 years ago
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ABC Stores Across North Carolina and the High Country Dealing With ...

August 12, 2021. If you have ventured into the ABC Store in Boone, you might have noticed some empty shelf space over the last few weeks. It’s an issue that has been plaguing liquor stores all over the state, not just in the High Country. “When the truck comes, we’re not really sure what’s going to …
over 3 years ago