Residents and motorist in Foscoe on Wednesday (September 16,2015) may have heard some “booms” in that area. Several comments into the WataugaRoads social media outlets inquired about the sound.
Some members of the Watauga County Sheriff's Department, along with other agencies, were conducting training in the area, according to Watauga County Communications dispatch office. The training is/was taking place in the area of the former Foscoe Christian Church building, which burn in a late night fire in January 2014.