Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
February 22, 2007 issue
Top Stories
On A
Clear Day...
Cold air blew through Friday night and created conditions right for photographing the skyline of Charlotte from Grandfather Mountain on Saturday morning, February 17. It is a rare day that the air is clear enough to see the Queen City, located 80 air miles southeast of Grandfather Mountain. Photo courtesy of Jesse Pope
Soccer Field Grading Estimate: $521,770
At a work session on Monday night, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners learned that a preliminary cost estimate for grading two 90 by 120-foot soccer fields and parking areas is more than a half million dollars. [full story]
Sorry We’re Late – Everybody’s Been Sick
High Country Press came out a day late this week because our office has been decimated by illness. When you have a tiny staff of just nine full-time folks, and seven of them are too sick to get out of bed, the schedule slips a bit.
Taz Is Home! Second Horse Stolen from Avery County Recovered
Capital Punishment: “A Failed Policy”
People
- The Winter Weather Showdown Continues: Ray vs. The Woolly Worm Enters Week 8
- Town of Blowing Rock Reports 2006 Accomplishments
- Phone Solicitations for Deputies Not Authorized
- ASU Researchers Discover Health Applications of Natural Plant Substance
- Watauga Schools Turn To AlertNow Messaging Service
- Legislative Report -Goss, Tarleton Report from Raleigh
- How They Voted
- Nature Conservancy’s Director Named Conservationist of the Year
- Committee to Review Comprehensive Plan Proposals
Places
- Boone Council Hears Multiple Water/Sewer Requests
- Public Health Advisory: Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
- Hickory Ridge Homestead Burglarized
- Another Twist in Ashe Wind Farm Debate
- Commissioners Consider Zero-Waste Resolution
- Water Committee Discusses Allocation Method, Secondary Pressure Zone
- Mountain City Getting Into The Fast Lane—Slowly
More News
- Help To Beat Addiction Now a Phone Call Away
- The Candlemas and Groundhog Day Link
- February Is Black History Month
- Free Income Tax Assistance Available at Senior Centers
- Claim a One-Time-Only Telephone Tax Credit
- Rabies Is on the Rise
- Public Notice of Industrial Users’ Hazardous Waste Reporting Requirements
- Losing and Winning in Iraq
- Motorcycle Deaths Increase in North Carolina
- Extension Advisory Council Discusses 2007 Plans, 2006 Accomplishments
- Agriculture-Related Opportunities: Tree Pests, Season Extension, Organics, Whole-Farm Planning, Value-Added Dairy