Update 3/6: 105 Back to Normal
We have received reports that the retaining wall in front of Geno’s / High Country Inn on highway 105 has collapsed. The highway is partially closed.
The speed limit on N.C. 105 has been changed from 45 mph to 35 mph, extending from the Poplar Grove Road intersection to the N.C. 105 Bypass.
Local fir tree sales Watauga Democrat, NC - Linda Gragg, director of the Boone-based North Carolina Christmas Tree Association, predicted no fall-off despite a sluggish economy. ... |
College News Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Morrison is the editor of the Avery Journal Times and publisher of All About Women of the High Country. Hank Williams, of Avery County, was presented with ... |
Ashe County Fraser fir graces White House once again Jefferson Post, NC - North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler made the journey to the Creston knoll to celebrate Ashe County and River Ridge’s role in this ... |
Mountaineer Football Notebook: Presley Doubles Up on SoCon Awards ASU Appalachian Mountaineers, NC - BOONE, NC — Appalachian State University quarterback DeAndre Presley became the only the seventh player in Southern Conference history and the first in 17 ... |
Ski report for 11.25.08: Cross-country, anyone? News & Observer, NC - I called last night to see if there was enough natural snowfall anywhere in the North Carolina high country to warrant a trip. "Not yet," I was told, ... |
Holiday Calendar Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - 28 and 29, Western Carolina University, Ramsey Center, Cullowhee. Over 100 artists and master crafters. $3, children 12 and under are free. ... |
A bit of snow, now very cold CharlotteObserver.com, NC - Schools are closed today in Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. Caldwell Community College's branch in Watauga County also is closed, ... |
Shirlette Ammons presents a poetry reading Dec. 4 at Appalachian Appalachian State University, NC - BOONE—Poet Shirlette Ammons will read from her work Dec. 4 at Appalachian State University. Her presentation is sponsored by the Hughlene Bostian Frank ... |
 | Local teachers turned on the light of Bright Ideas Thursday ... Watauga Democrat, NC - “We’re very fortunate in Watauga County to have some of the partnerships we have,” Younce said, mentioning the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce and the ... |
First Warn Forecast | Snow in mountains WCNC (subscription), NC - CHARLOTTE, NC -- Snow showers will continue in the North Carolina Mountains through the early afternoon. Snow accumulations in Avery, Watauga and Ashe ... |
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