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Climate Peatlands Restoration Takeaways
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (59+ words) Watauga Democrat A monarch butterfly rests on a plant in an area where peatlands are being restored Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. You're…...
Nonprofit donates Daniel Boone books to Watauga schools | News | wataugademocrat.com
1+ week, 3+ day ago (224+ words) Third graders in Watauga County will now have an opportunity to learn more about Daniel Boone thanks to the NC Daniel Boone Heritage Trail. The non-profit has taken steps to publish a young reader’s biography on Boone, and is donating…...
Bringing Back The Elm
1+ week, 5+ day ago (64+ words) Watauga Democrat Alex Dullea, with Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and Stephen Elsen, with Appalachian Arborists, inoculate an ash tree with triennial booster shots, June 12, 2026, in Hot Springs, N.C. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,…...
Nonprofit donates Daniel Boone biographies to WCS classrooms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (224+ words) Third graders in Watauga County will now have an opportunity to learn more about Daniel Boone thanks to the NC Daniel Boone Heritage Trail. The non-profit has taken steps to publish a young reader’s biography on Boone, and is donating…...
US Education Workforce Pell
1+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) Watauga Democrat Nursing Instructor Sherry Troop, back left, speaks to nursing students in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training Colleges around the…...
Watauga stays in abnormally dry conditions, parts move back into moderate drought
3+ week, 2+ day ago (279+ words) RALEIGH – Spotty rains across North Carolina during the past week brought relief from the year-long drought to some areas, but others saw little to no improvement. Most of Watauga remains in abnormally dry conditions, while parts near the Wilkes and…...
Town of Boone cuts emissions, outpaces tree-planting goal
3+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) George Santucci presented an update on the Community Climate Action Plan reporting decreases in greenhouse gas emissions and long-term targets being met ahead of schedule. BOONE – The town of Boone's sustainability office presented a five-year progress update on the town's…...
NC Pre-K spaces still open at four Watauga County sites
4+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) wataugademocrat.com Students developing core cognitive processes as they experiment with sand in the sensory table. Classmates exploring chalk together while building the foundations for writing. WATAUGA â The Children's Council of Watauga County is continuing to accept applications for…...
Boone moves down to Stage 1 Voluntary Water Restrictions
4+ week, 1+ day ago (305+ words) BOONE — The Town of Boone has lifted Stage 2 Water Restrictions and has implemented Stage 1 Voluntary Water Restrictions effective Aug. 12. Conditions have been met to lift Stage 2 Water Restrictions; however, the Town of Boone continues to urge its water customers to…...