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NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS (November 24, 2016)...The mountains of North Carolina have the highest elevations and the coldest climates in the South. So don’t let your hometown weather fool you into thinking that the conditions in the mountains…

WATAUGA COUNTY, NC (November 24, 2016)...The community provided a remarkable Thanksgiving feast tonight to firefighters! Residents of the Blue Ridge Mountain Club packaged over 80 dinners for firefighters working on the line and through the…

GRANITE FALLS, NC (November 21, 2016)...Rev. Ray Eugene Turnmire, age 91, of East Street, Granite Falls, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care-Hudson. He was born January 11, 1925 in Caldwell County…

ASHEVILLE, NC (November 24, 2016)...CURRENT SITUATION FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Fires or Fire Complexes 9 Incident Management Teams Type I = 2 teams Type II = 5 teams Type III = 1 teams Total Acreage 76,793 Personnel Over 2500 "Happy…

WATAUGA COUNTY, NC (November 24, 2016 – 9am)…Over 50 firefighters, law enforcement and emergency response personnel were active on the Horton Fire last night. Priority remained patrolling the fire area and the protection of homes…

BOONE, NC (November 21, 2016)…Sierra magazine has released its 2016 list of “Cool Schools” and once again Appalachian State University is included among the nation’s 201 “greenest” colleges and universities. Sierra magazine is the official…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (November 24, 2016)…This week’s Caldwell Journal is available to read as a PDF or as a Booklet. Just click on the links below. You can also read any of our past editions by clicking on “Paper Online” above. Click on…