Archives, April 20, 2006
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Leola Street Gets Plowed
Honeycutt Says Public “Hoodwinked” by Lottery
Steep Slope Task Force Schedules Public Input Session Monday
Grandfather Mountain Holds Contest To Name Bear Cubs
Appalachian Skatepark Council Discusses Skatepark Layout, Bikes & Fundraising
Fire Fighters Ask Commissioners to Maintain Tax Rate
Ginn Protest
Watauga County Farmers’ Market To Open May 6
Grandfather Mountain Holds Contest To Name Bear Cubs
Tweetsie Railroad Begins Fiftieth Season May 5
Posted April 13, 2006
Ginn Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Part of Leatherwood Mountains
Taxpayer Privacy Eroding Fast
Relay for Life Teams Announce Fundraisers
Water Subcommittee Faces Challenges
Newland Police Department To Auction Three Vehicles
Land Trusts Protect Record Number of Acres in 2005
Saving Lives Through Education: Beyond Cancer Celebration April 27
High Country Business Network Meets At Chetola Thursday, April 13
Board of Elections Tests Voting Machines, Approves Budget, Chooses 2nd Primary Location
Avery Board of Elections Back on Track
Posted April 6, 2006
Weather Experts Convene At Grandfather Mountain To Brainstorm Wind Gauging
Hugh “Crae” Morton: Passionate President of Grandfather Mountain
Wildfire Closes Highway 321 Wednesday
Snowy, Windy March at Grandfather Mountain
Medical Center Announces Current, Future Plans
ASU Trustees Discusses Improvements, New Centers, Changes to Handbook
Appalachian Skatepark Council Plans Skatepark Layout, Looks at Fundraising
Lotto Lunacy
Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum Thursday, April 6
Child Abuse Prevention Month Holds a Spotlight on Renewed Commitment
Inaugural Celebrity Serve Raises Nearly $18,000
Heating Assistance Requests At All-Time High
Walk America 2006 Takes Place April 22
Posted March 30
How Can You Help Protect Children?
Advice From Grandfather Home For Children During Child Abuse Prevention Month
If there’s one thing Jim Swinkola and Laura Hickey know about, it’s child abuse. Working at Grandfather Home for Children in Banner Elk, Swinkola—the home’s executive director—and Hickey, the director of the Residential Treatment Program, see the results of it every day.
Guardian ad Litem Volunteers Help Protect Children of the 24th District
A Sweet and Silly Labradoodle Helped to Heal the Scars of Abuse
What’s Up Your Sleeve for April Fool’s Day?
Daylight Saving Time Begins at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 2
Celebrate Red Cross Month…Party! And Volunteer, Donate, Train, Prepare
April Is Dollar Days At Grandfather Mountain For High Country Residents
Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum April 6
Avery Business Expo Comes to Banner Elk April 4
Watauga County Schools Announces 2006 County-Wide Science Fair Winners
Sweatshops Revisited: A Local Man’s View From the Frontline
Boone Honors Service Awards Recipients
Boone Honored for Commitment to Urban and Community Forestry
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