Alerts

Hundreds of cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) are reported in the state of North Carolina each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “pertussis, also known...

BOONE, N.C. – One case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was confirmed on February 7, 2018 in a Watauga County Schools student attending Watauga High School. On Saturday,...

BOONE, N.C. – One case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was confirmed on February 7, 2018 in a Watauga County Schools student attending Watauga High School.   School...

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. – One case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was confirmed in Ashe County on January 22, 2018. The case is in an Ashe County School...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [BOONE, NC] – The boil water advisory issued as a precautionary measure by the Town of Boone on December 27, 2017 is lifted. You can use tap...

  [Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties, NC] – The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced the state’s first flu-related deaths of the 2017-18 season after two adults died...