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February 1, 2007 issue

TOP NEWS STORIES

Boone Faces Steep Slope Suit

Local Property Owners Seek Injunctive Relief
Four couples, one individual and an LLC are the plaintiffs in a suit filed against the Town of Boone seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against the town’s recently adopted steep slope and viewshed protection regulations. The ordinances, passed as amendments to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance, apply to properties in the town limits and the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. [full story]

 

 

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Business Spotlight of the Week

 

Goss, Tarleton Report from Raleigh


Regional Meetings To Focus on New High School Core Course of Study


State Releases 2005-06 Dropout Figures

 

The Candlemas and Groundhog Day Link

February Is Black History Month

 
 

 

 

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Community News

Community Features

Got Water?

American comedian and actor W.C. Fields once quipped, “I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.” He was right. According to survivalist texts, humans can live three weeks without food but only three days without water. Because water is essential to life, it has been one of the principal topics of political discussion in the High Country for the past few years. [full page]

 

Business Spotlight of the Week

Endangered Squirrels Recorded on Grandfather’s Daniel Boone Scout Trail


Boone Mall Update

Ski News

Lift Ticket #10

Monday Night
Ski Race
League Results
Monday January 22, 2007:
Race #1 | Race #2 (PDF file)Monday January 29 Results

 

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Events & Entertainment

 

Picking Up On Old-Time Traditions

Junior Appalachian Musicians Program Makes Learning Traditional Music Fun
It’s somewhat of an unlikely scene, really. Watauga Arts Council Folklorist Mark Freed greets excited young music students by name on a frigid Thursday night as they shake off the cold and enter the warmly lit Jones House shortly after 6:00 p.m. [full page]

 

 

 

 

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