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FEBRUARY 4, 2010 ISSUE
Top News · The View · Shelter · Connect

Top News of the Week

Party activists and elected officials across North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District began coalescing and rallying around a draft Billy Kennedy initiative some months ago…
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners this week instructed county staff to look into the feasibility of borrowing up to $12 million in stimulus bond funding…
The H1N1 flu and the subsequent vaccination shortage dominated headlines nationwide in late summer and fall 2009, but the recent absence of discussion of the once-dreaded swine flu has left some wondering…

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The View

The calendar has moved from January to February and it means that men across the High Country have begun to brainstorm. (Or, after their significant other hands them this article, they will…
A long, long time ago—well, 2005 and 2006—High Country Press produced a sister publication called Shout!, which was a nightlife magazine and social handbook for the High Country…

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Shelter

Last year was a challenging year for tourism in Blowing Rock, but the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) moved aggressively during the year to assure future success in attracting visitors to the town…
“People like it because it’s comfortable,” said Sandy Byrum, who co-owns Troy’s 105 Diner along with her husband Troy. “It’s like a family,” Troy said of the restaurant staff, and customers, too…

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