Last Updated on April 2, 2025 5:13 pm Lenoir – On Wednesday, April 2, at approximately 3:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a collision in Caldwell County on Mountain View Circle near Midas Bolick Road. A school bus from Gamewell Middle School, traveling east on Mountain View Circle, drove off …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 11:25 am NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 1, 2025) – A star-studded, four-day NASCAR All-Star Race Week of show-stopping entertainment and wheel-to-wheel excitement will descend on North Wilkesboro Speedway May 15-18, giving fans the most on-track, event-week action in the iconic speedway's history — as well as the 40-year history …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 11:18 am BOONE, N.C. — App State’s football season opener against the Charlotte 49ers at Bank of America Stadium has been moved to Friday, Aug. 29 from its originally scheduled date of Thursday, Aug. 28. Kickoff time and TV network designation for the Duke’s Mayo Classic matchup will be announced …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 11:02 am ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C Division of Motor Vehicles is set to again extend service hours at its driver license offices beginning next week. On April 7, 42 offices (listed below) will join 50 others opening an hour early at 7 a.m., offering an extra hour of …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 8:57 am Watauga High School will hold a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2025 on Friday, June 6th at the Holmes Convocation. The final day of school for the 2024-25 school year will be on Friday June 6th. Further information about other graduation events, senior breakfast, baccalaureate services, …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 8:41 am The USDA Forest Service is lifting fire restrictions across the four National Forests in North Carolina effective Wednesday, April 2, at 8 a.m., coinciding with the end to the statewide burn ban. Widespread rainfall over the past 48 hours reduced the overall fire danger across much of …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 8:37 am The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. The statewide ban went into effect on March 21 due to hazardous forest fire conditions.  “We’ve received some well-timed, much-needed rain over the last couple days which has helped …

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Last Updated on April 2, 2025 8:23 am Due to challenges resulting from Hurricane Helene, the 2025 Blowing Rock Trout Derby has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 3. The event, originally slated for April 5, has been postponed to align with the delivery of fish that are being stocked for the event. This delay, in …

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