WATAUGA COUNTY

10/3/2024 2:00 pm Update to Watauga County Operations:

10/2/2024 6:00 pm Update to Watauga County Operations

10/2/2024 6:00 pm Update to Watauga County Operations:

Effective Friday, October 4th, 2024 the following convenience centers will be open during the hours listed below.

Please note that the convenience center on 221 will remain closed until further notice.

10/1/2024 10:00am Update to Watauga County Operations

10/1/2024 10:00am Update to Watauga County Operations:

The UPDATED curfew times for Watauga County beginning today, 10/1/2024, and until further notice will be from 11:00pm through 7:00am.

Effective today, 10/1/2024, the landfill convenience center will be open every day, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm. See the updated hours below.

Deep Gap:          Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

421 W Zionville:   Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Aho:               Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Green Valley:      Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Landfill:          Monday through Friday         7:00am-7:00pm

At this time, residents should place segregated storm debris on an accessible NCDOT right-of-way. The county's contractor will pick up the waste from the right-of-way. Please be advised, household trash needs to be taken to one of the opened convenience centers listed above.

9/30/2024 3:30 pm Update on Watauga County Government Operations

9/30/2024 3:30 pm Update on Watauga County Government Operations

Effective 10/1/2024, the transfer station will be closed to all residential and commercial waste. Residents are to use the five opened convenience centers as listed below.

Deep Gap:          Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

421 W Zionville:   Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Aho:               Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Green Valley:      Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

Landfill:          Monday, Wednesday, Friday     7:00am-7:00pm

At this time, residents should place segregated storm debris on an accessible NCDOT right-of-way. The county's contractor will pick up the waste from the right-of-way. Please be advised, household trash needs to be taken to one of the opened convenience centers listed above.

Update on Watauga County Government Operations

Update: 9/29/2024, 3:30pm
County Government Operations:
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for October 1, 2024 has been cancelled.

All Watauga County facilities will remain closed Monday, September 30, 2024 through Sunday, October 6, 2024. Essential personnel will report as determined by their departments. Employees are encouraged to notify their department heads of their work status as soon as possible. Additional notification will be provided prior to October 6, 2024.

County Sanitation Operations:

Watauga County Sanitation Department will operate on limited hours. The following convenience centers will operate on the following schedule:

Deep Gap:    Monday, Wednesday, Friday    7:00am-7:00pm
421 W Zionville:    Monday, Wednesday, Friday    7:00am-7:00pm
Aho:    Monday, Wednesday, Friday    7:00am-7:00pm
Green Valley:    Monday, Wednesday, Friday    7:00am-7:00pm
Bethel:    CLOSED
221 South:    CLOSED
Landfill Site:    CLOSED
Triplett:    CLOSED
Foscoe:    CLOSED
Valle Crucis:    CLOSED

The Landfill Convenience Center will be closed due to the county’s contracted storm removal vendor utilizing this site as the central location for disposal. The county is limiting traffic to reduce congestion issues and provide for efficiency of operations.

The Transfer Station will operate from 8:00 am through 4:30 pm Monday through Friday receiving only household residential waste. In addition, only governmental entities’ waste will be accepted. No commercial waste will be taken at this time. The Recycling Center will be open 8:00 am through 4:30 pm.

Staff will continue to monitor operations and will notify the public of any change.