Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
January 18, 2007 issue
Community Interest
Chamber Calendar • Mountain Living • Mountain Keeping • Feature Photos
Things2Do • Things2Know • Things4Kids
Business Spotlight of the Week
Watauga Recycles—But Not Enough
Watauga County residents recycled more than 4,000 tons of glass, plastic, cans, cardboard, newspaper, tires, scrap metal and other recyclable materials last year, but dumped almost 50,000 tons of solid waste. While the recyclables brought $138,053.18 in revenue for the 2005-06 fiscal year, the county paid $2,045,331.34 to process and haul the solid waste away. Recycling obviously isn’t a big-money generator, but it does offset some of the cost of waste disposal. Nevertheless, the county still faced a net tab of close to $2 million for garbage. [full page]
VFW Helps Deployed Troops and Families
Quitline Can Help NC Residents Keep New Year’s Resolution
Mary’s Montessori School Celebrates 100 Years of Montessori Education |
Business NewsBusiness Spot LightBoone Meat Center—Meat, Cheese, Sauces and Spices for 21 Years Blue Ridge Birds & Gardens—Everything But The Bird For Three Years |
