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Last Updated on June 21, 2025 2:38 pmNCC189-212145-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0083.250621T1832Z-250621T2145Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Watauga NC-232 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025…FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON…WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. WHERE…A portion of northwest North Carolina, including thefollowing county, Watauga. WHEN…Until 545 PM EDT. IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

1 week ago | wataugaonline.com | Kenneth Reece

Last Updated on June 21, 2025 10:53 am Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 234 AM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-220645- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe- Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath- Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 234 AM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia,...

1 week ago | wataugaonline.com | Kenneth Reece

Last Updated on June 20, 2025 8:02 pmOver the last several weeks, Watauga Cooperative Extension has received a number of calls from concerned citizens and farmers with questions about poison hemlock on their properties. Unlike the tall, dark green hemlock trees which are commonly found in our native Appalachian forests, poison hemlock is a highly toxic flowering plant that can grow 3 to 10 feet tall.

1 week ago | wataugaonline.com | Kenneth Reece

Last Updated on June 20, 2025 7:32 pmRALEIGH, N.C. – June 17, 2025 – The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is proud to congratulate Wilkes Community College’s (WCC) Ashe Campus for receiving the 2025 “George Giacumakis Innovation Award” from the National Association of Branch Campus Administrators (NABCA). The prestigious national honor recognizes excellence and innovation among higher educational branch campuses across the country.

1 week ago | wataugaonline.com | Kenneth Reece

Last Updated on June 20, 2025 7:32 pmWilkesboro, NC — On May 9, 2025, the Wilkesboro Police Department, incollaboration with agents from North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE),executed search warrants at two vape shops in Wilkesboro: 421 Tobacco and Vape,located at 1780 U.S. Highway 421, and 421 Z’s Tobacco and Vape, located at 1022River Street. These actions followed a joint investigation prompted by numerous public complaints and tips regarding the illegal sale of controlled substances.