November 23, 2006 issue
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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]
Assessments Change Watauga and Avery ABCs Status
Families and Friends of 1451st Film Video Greetings For Holidays
Blowing Rock Budget in Good Shape
Steep Slope and Viewshed Regulations Part II
Competing Offer Throws Kink into King Street Development Plans
Boone Town Council Gets Stamp of Approval in Annual Audit
People
- Medicare Part D Enrollment Period Ends December 31
- NCRx Provides Premium Assistance for Low-Income Seniors
- North Carolina Growers To Donate 1,250 Trees For Troops
- Elon University’s Latest Poll Focuses on Transportation, Cell Phones, Smoking
- Improve Business Skills with Free Online Academy
- Attorney General Awards Grant to Consumer Credit Counseling
- 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
- The Scoop on Provisional Ballots
- Council Members Discuss Steep Slope and Viewshed Regs
Places
- Second Public Info Session Held on Thursday, November 16
- Forest Service Invites Comments on Revised Globe Project Plan
- 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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