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Cause of early morning fire under investigation, home completely destroyed
TODD — Two occupants escaped safely after an early morning fire destroyed their home in Todd. According to Watauga County Emergency Services Emergency Planner Kristi Pukansky, Creston Volunteer Fire Department, Meat Camp VFD, and Todd VFD, along with Watauga Medics, BREMCO, and Watauga County Emergency Services, responded to a structure fire early Sunday morning in the 200 block of Pottertown Road area of Todd. The home was a total loss,...
1 person killed, 4 hurt in Catawba County crash
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — One person was killed and four others were hurt after a crash in Catawba County on Saturday night. Around 11 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to US-70 at Heart Drive. Troopers said the driver of a 2002 Honda Accord was heading east on US-70 when they lost control, crossed the center line, and drove off the side of the road, hitting multiple trees.
North Carolina man wins $1 million after finding $20 on ground outside convenience store
BOONE, N.C. (WGHP) — A $20 bill lying on the ground outside a convenience store led Jerry Hicks, of Banner Elk, to a $1 million scratch-off win, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “I found $20 in the parking lot outside the Speedway,” Hicks said. “I used that to buy the ticket.” Hicks, […]
Over 700 buildings in Ashe damaged by Hurricane Helene
ASHE COUNTY — As homeowners and businesses are still trying to find some sort of normalcy in their lives a full month after Hurricane Helene flooded many areas of Ashe County, residents are starting to get a feel for just how much damage happened in the area. According to data provided by Ashe County Emergency Management, over 700 structures including homes and businesses sustained at least minor damage from the storm while a total of 307 buildings, 290 of which belonged to full-time residents, sustained...
SCC Honor Society Visits Emerald Hollow Mine
DOBSON — Recently, Surry Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society went on an adventure to Emerald Hollow Mine, located in Hiddenite. Chapter President Ellie Edwards Chapter Vice President Luke Johnson, Chapter Public Relations Officer Veronika Dimeo, and society member Arnold Stimpson dug in the open mine, then sluiced their buckets of dirt to look for emeralds, and tried their hand at sifting for gemstones in the creek. Each came away from the experience with a small, apple-green emerald in hand. ...
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