May 17, 2007 issue
Top Stories
Boone Crewmembers Give First Report From
John Smith 400 Project
Almost two months ago, High Country Press introduced readersto Austin Hall and Donald Dover, two of the three Boone residents chosen to be crewmembers on the 28-footshallop that is retracing Captain John Smith’s epic 1608 mapping voyage around the Chesapeake Bay. Last Friday, Hall and Dover called High Country Press from Virginia Beach, Va., where they were preparing—along with Boone resident Elizabeth Schale and 9 other
crewmembers from around the world—to leave on
their 121-day, 1,500-mile, 20-stop journey. (Full Story)
Avery Commissioners Enact a 90-Day Moratorium on
High-Impact Development 
On Monday, May 14, the Avery County Board of Commissioners conducted a public hearing to consider a moratorium on high-impact development in Avery County, with special consideration given to the proposed rock quarry for Burleson Bald Mountain in Toe River Township. (Full Story)
People
- Boone Service League Awards Scholarships to High Country Students
- Crewmen of the USS England Meet in Blowing Rock
- Avery County EDC Conducts Summer Town Meetings
- Readers of Southern Living Magazine Vote Blowing Rock Third Best Mountain Destination
- Avery Commissioners Conduct Budget Workshops
- VFW Ladies Auxiliary To Hold Special Recruiting Drive May 19
- Two Shot in Twin County Car Chase
- Honoring Our Soldiers’ Sacrifice
Places
- Daniel Boone Gardens Special Plant Sale May 19
- New Equipment Coming to the Boone Tot Lot
- Watauga Commissioners Support Beverage Container Deposit Legislation
- Proposed Rock Quarry in Avery County Meets Public Resistance
- More on the Land Transfer Tax
- White Oak Vaulters Host Mountain Spring Fest May 26
- ARDI Leadership Summit June 11
- Valle Country Fair Grant Applications Deadline June 15
- New River Zoo in Fleetwood Reopens
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