November 16, 2006 issue
Top Stories
Relay for Life Raises $286,553 in 2006
The final numbers are in. Watauga County Relay for Life ranked number two in its population group for fundraising in 2006,with 88 teams bringing in $286,553 for the American Cancer Society. And while the county did not come out number one this year as it has in the past five, Watauga County won another significant award: the Power of Hope Award in its population group for the highest participation by cancer survivors in the country. [full story]
The Scoop on Provisional Ballots
Council Members Discuss Steep Slope and Viewshed Regs
Laurelmor Takes Off: 240 Lots Sold Saturday
People
- Blowing Rock Town Council Approves Arbor Day Celebration
- Avery Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce Awards Local Citizens for Service
- Don’t Pour the Bacon Grease Down the Drain
- Golden LEAF Announces 2007 Grant Recipients
- High Country Biofuels Finds Site for 500-Gallon Distribution Tank
- Local Advocates, Nation Mark 30 Years of Putting the Smoke Out
Places
- Wildcat Lake Fundraising Underway
- Caldwell Planning Board Recommends Approval of Development
- Parkway Foundation Funds Parks as Classrooms
More News
- Children’s Council Starts Pilot Program for Translations
- New River Earth Institute’s Voluntary Simplicity Course wraps up in Jefferson
- Health Department Promotes Great American Smokeout
- Local Advocates, Nation Mark 30 Years of Putting the Smoke Out
- BREMCO To Address Energy Policy Act Standards
- FSA Loans Available for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
- Upcoming Ag Opportunities —They’re Not Just for Farmers
- John Turchin Presents Woolly Music Fest Donation
- Share the Warmth in This Winter
- Update on the National Animal Identification System
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