October 12, 2006 issue
Top Stories
Small Scale Wind Energy Workshop October 21 and 22
Season Passes Now Available at All Four High Country Ski Slopes
La-Z-Boy Foundation Commits $80,000 to Interior Design Program
Highway Dedicated to Dr. Mary Martin Sloop
Grandfather Mountain Plays Host To Cancer Treatment Research
Fall Litter Sweep, Boone Cleanup Day, Fall Litter Sweep Final Report
Blowing Rock Town Council Amends Residential and Shared Driveway Definitions
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
First Chamber Candidate Forum Features Three Office-Seekers
New Blowing Rock Police Chief Takes Office December 1
Bobby Ginn Featured at ASU Lecture Series
ASU Beats Chattanooga 56-21; Home Game Against Wofford Saturday
AppalCART, ASU Motor Pool Go Green by End of 2006
Department of Social Services Offers Fuel Oil Assistance
What The Steep Slope and Viewshed Protection Regulations Require
State Passes Measures To Prevent Identity Theft
Ruffed Grouse Society Endorses Globe Project
Record Crowd Witnesses ASU Football Stomp Elon at Homecoming Last Saturday
Pesticide Disposal and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday
Park-By-Phone Offered at OK Parking Locations Throughout Boone
New Homeowner Moves into North Carolina’s First Zero Energy Home
High Country Business Network Meets in Avery October 19
Elon Poll Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of Citizens Support Statewide Smoking Ban
Elon Poll Finds Support for Bush Largely Unchanged in North Carolina
ASU Construction Update: Convocation Center, Rivers Street Bridge, Student Center Pool
Barbara and Sterling Whitener Donate 3.7 Acres For Middlefork Greenway
Avery County Commissioners Hold Joint Meeting with Board of Education
Volunteers Pick Up More Than a Ton of Trash Saturday
Speakers Oppose Revised Steep Slope Regs at Second Public Hearing
Boone Scuba Divers Find No Bodies in Johnson County Quarry Dive
Boone’s Jones House in Phase II of Renovations
CDC Recommends Routine HIV Testing for Americans 13 to 64
Appalachian Health District Receives Eat Smart, Move More Grant
Sierra Club Names Town of Boone a “Cool City”
Trail Association Blazes Through Government Overgrowths
ASU Football Shuts Out Mars Hill College 41-0
On the Campaign Trail – News from the Candidates 9/21
Composting: Recycling Yard and Kitchen Waste While Reducing Garbage
Downtown Boone Development Association: Developing Our Future
Scientists Disagree Over Logging the Globe Forest
Contractors Finish Repaving of Highway 421 in East Boone
Tax Incentives Benefit Landowners Interested in Conservation
Register to Vote by October 13
USDA Program Promotes Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Two Avery Schools
Southeast Tourism Society Names Two High Country Events to Their Top 20
Steep Slope Protest Petitions Flood Development Services
Citizens Raise Concerns at Town Steep Slope Information Session
Southeast Tourism Society Names Two High Country Events to Their Top 20
Sharon Trivette To Represent Watauga in National Relay Celebration
Free Trees Available from National Arbor Day Foundation
Constitution Day: What It Is And Why We Observe It
On the Campaign Trail—News from Candidates
Blowing Rock Town Council Discusses Driveways and Stucco
Biodiesel Comes to Boone in One Month
Boone Cleans Rivers and Streets September 23
Avery Commissioners Discuss Guardrail, Traffic Light, Astroturf
Globe Project Environmental Assessment Will Include Additional Alternative
Renters’ Rights and Responsibilities
September is National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month
Boone Residents Voice Concerns at Steep Slope Lunch and Learn
Fifth Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks on Monday
Appalachian Skatepark Council Begins Fundraising Campaign
New Mountaineer Express Bus Route Underway
Blue Ridge Goes Online with Duke Power in September
FEATURE PHOTO - ASU Flag
Group Proposes National Scenic Area Designation for the Globe Area
Group Opposes Proposed Boone Steep Slope Regulations
Clarifying the Bond Referendum Petition Issue
Got Loud Pets? They Could Hurt More Than Your Ears
Peacock Discusses Key Issues Facing Western North Carolina and ASU
Power of the Purse Exceeds Expectations
Quarry Permit Process Allows for Public Input
Boone Town Council Holds Special Session To Learn About Smart Growth
Sign Up for September 9 Wind Power Workshop
Boone Town Council Approves Inflatables, Limits Retail Store Size
Group Proposes Grandfather Mountain National Scenic Area
Deal Responds to Personal and Project Criticism
Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center Hosts Ribbon Cutting Last Friday
ASU Freshman Start the Semester a Day Early
AppalCART Announces Green Route, Shelter, Meadowview Changes
Does the NC Clean Smokestacks Act Stack Up To Its Purpose?
Traffic Delays Possible When Freshmen Return to Appalachian
AppalCART Announces Green Route and Hoey Hall Shelter Changes
High Country Biofuels Seeks Tank Location, New Members
Dole, Foxx Tour Hayes Center, Present USDA Loan Guarantee
What a Party! Eleganza! Lives Up To Its Name
Watauga Commissioners Endorse State Purchase of Chimney Rock
WNC Sustainable Communities Summit September 7
Watauga Commissioners Pass Wind Ordinance
Watauga County Tag Office Could Open by October
Boards Distribute Questions and Answers About Watauga High School
Who Gets Paved? DOT Identifies Secondary Roads Scheduled for Surfacing
Watauga Commissioners Authorize First High School Land Purchase
Hunger Coalition Officially Becomes Hunger and Health Coalition
Opportunities for Housing Repair Assistance
Easley Orders Energy-Saving Measures During Heat Wave
DBDA Begins Work on Obtaining Rights of Way for Howard Street Project
Banner Elk Hires New Town Clerk Town Manager Position Yet To Be Filled
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