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Watauga native & long-time business owner Jim Goodnight passes

Last Updated on September 21, 2025 10:12 am James “Jim” Goodnight Jr., a longtime Watauga County business owner who helped build one of the area's largest employers, died Monday, September 15, 2025 at his Valle Crucis home. He was 77. Born in Watauga County to J.C. and Rosalie Goodnight, Jim graduated from Watauga High School and studied at Appalachian State Teachers College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He briefly taught …
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