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Flood waters wash over Guy Ford Road bridge on the Watauga River as Hurricane Helene approaches in the North Carolina mountains, in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, U.S. September 26, 2024.
The Watauga Democrat is a weekly newspaper published in Boone, North Carolina. [2] It was first published in 1888 to share news about the local Democratic Party; today, it chronicles general local news in Watauga County. The Watauga Democrat was named a newspaper of general excellence by the North Carolina Press Association. [3]
High Country Press is an American, English language daily online, and formerly weekly print, news publication based in Boone, North Carolina. The newspaper was founded May 5, 2005 by current editor and publisher Ken Ketchie. The newspaper serves Watauga County and Avery County in northwestern North Carolina. On Feb. 29, 2012 the newspaper made ...
Watauga County (/ w ə ˈ t ɔː ɡ ə / wuh-TAW-guh) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 54,086 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Its county seat and largest community is Boone .
High winds felled many trees and power lines. Nearly all of the county was left without electricity and water. As of October 30, 43 people were killed in Buncombe County alone, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), [1] while more than 200 people remain missing. [9] [23]
The Journal is primarily distributed through Forsyth County and the county seat of Winston-Salem. However, the paper also is distributed in Alleghany County, Ashe County, Davidson County, Davie County, Stokes County, Surry County, Wilkes County, Watauga County, and Yadkin County. The newspaper has an online presence called JournalNow. [2]
Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters of the disaster and medical relief organization Samaritan's Purse. The population was 19,092 at the 2020 census. [5]
The protests were organized by Black Lives Matter – Carteret County. [ 49 ] [ non-primary source needed ] About 20–25 protesters attended on May 31. [ 50 ] On June 13, the group moved back to 7th Street and Arendell Street so that about 100 people gathered on and lay facedown for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd.