PUBLIC NOTICES

  • NCDHHS Alert: SNAP Benefits

    NCDHHS Alert: November SNAP benefits are at risk as the federal shutdown continues. Continue applying/renewing. Updates: ncdhhs.gov/shutdown.
    Food help: dial 2-1-1.

    NCDHHS & Watauga County DSS have received a letter from the Federal Government indicating potential disruptions to November FNS benefits if the federal shutdown persists. We are currently working to understand the full implications of this disruption for North Carolina. This may result in November FNS benefits not being issued on your usual schedule or for your regular benefit amount. We recognize the importance of these benefits and will provide updates as soon as federal guidance is available.

    For further information on FNS benefits and the impact of the federal shutdown, please visit the NCDHHS website at //www.ncdhhs.gov/fns. You can also check your balance using the ebtEDGE app or by calling the number on the back of your EBT card.

    You may request a list of area food banks by phone or email.

  • 11/07/2025 - Mitigation, Restoration, and Repair Scope – Old Cove Creek School – Sugar Grove

    PROJECT LINK: OLD COVE CREEK SCHOOL

     

    To Whom It May Concern,

     

    RE: Mitigation, Restoration, and Repair Scope – Old Cove Creek School – Sugar Grove, NC

     

    This letter serves as an official advertisement for the mitigation, repair, and restoration of the Old Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove, NC, Watauga County. Contractors are invited to submit bids for the implementation of BREC’s plans for this project. Please refer to the plan drawings in link above for details.

     

    There is a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference at 2:00 PM on October 20, 2025 on-site at Old Cove Creek School, located on Dale Adams Road in Sugar Grove, NC 28679.

     

    Contractors must use the provided bid sheet to complete their bid information. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Do Not Open" and delivered by 1:00 PM on November 7th, 2025, to the Watauga County Board of Commissioners Office at 814 W King St. Suite 205 Boone, NC 28607. Bids received by the deadline will be publicly read aloud.

     

    Please note that because of FEMA Funding this project contains a Base Bid and Multiple Alternatives. We realize this is atypical but recognize that it is a necessity based on the funding.

     

    For any questions regarding this bid solicitation, please contact BREC, PA at (336) 844-4088. For any issues with the Project Link please email caison@brec.biz. 

     

     Dear Bidders – Please see Addendum #1 By Clicking Here

  • 11/07/2025 - Board of Elections Meeting 5:00PM

    County Board of Elections Meeting Notice

    The Watauga County Board of Elections will meet Monday, November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM in the County Courthouse located at 842 West King Street, Boone, NC 28607. This meeting is open to the public.

    Join Zoom Meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88352255352?pwd=JihKj6x1tCnmEDlDIagD73or7bvgu3.1
    Meeting ID: 883 5225 5352
    Passcode: 157146
    OR CALL IN: (301) 715-8592

    November 7, 2025
    AGENDA

    1. Call to Order
    2. Pledge
    3. Closed Session
    4. Approval of Minutes from November 4, 2025
    5. Director’s Update
    6. Determination of Eligibility of Provisional Ballots
    7. Public Comment
    8. 2026 Primary Early Voting Plan
    9. Adjournment

  • 11/11/2025 - Holiday Office Closure - Veterans Day

    Watauga County offices will be closed in observance of Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. County offices will reopen as regularly scheduled on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

    Please call the County Manager’s Office at (828) 265-8000 if you have any questions.

  • 11/18/2025 - 5:30 PM Board of County Commissioners' Regular Meeting

    The Watauga County Board of Commissioners will hold its Regular Meeting at 5:30 PM in the Commissioners' Board Room at the Watauga County Administration Building.

  • 01/01/2027 - Preparation for the 2027 Revaluation

    Preparation for the 2027 Revaluation is currently underway with every property in Watauga County to be visited by an appraiser.  The field reviews are conducted to ensure the data of the property reflects accurately in the county tax records. As a part of this review, all residential and commercial properties will be digitally photographed to ensure that all improvements can be compared consistently and uniformly, as well as to validate property addresses and locations to assist emergency services. Staff will be driving vehicles with door magnets attached identifying them as Watauga County Appraisal.  Appraisers will be wearing a safety vest and lanyard with a photo ID Badge attached. As part of their appraisal, they will be knocking on doors to advise the owner that they are there and ask a couple of questions. If no one is home, the appraiser will leave a door hanger to let the owner know the property was visited by staff.  Should you have any questions as to the identity of the individual at your home please contact the Tax Office at 828-265-8021.