April 17, 2008 issue

Top News Stories

Foxx Calls for Taxpayer Revolution

Rep. Virginia Foxx held a telephone town hall call-in session on Tuesday
night, tax day, to discuss “constituents’ concerns about taxes and the federal budget.” (Full Story)

Protest Momentum at ASU
Sheds Light on Complex Issue

Following the arrests of six students at Appalachian State University on Friday April 11, Chancellor Ken Peacock issued a statement outlining the events leading to the arrests. The students, representing United Students Against Sweatshops, had gathered in the B.B. Dougherty administrative building on Wednesday April 9, to protest the fact that the university had not signed on to a proposed Designated Suppliers Program that would cover the manufacture of licensed ASU apparel. (Full Story)

Early voting for the North Carolina primary begins on Thrusday, April 17, and voters have lots of choices on the two partisan ballots. Get the election scoop with our primary coverage.

Democratic Party Primary - U.S. Senate
Republican Party Primary - U.S. Senate

Democratic Party Primary - U.S. House

North Carolina Govenor - Republican Primary / Democratic Primary
North Carolina Senate - Republican Primary
N.C Council of State Primary
Watauga County Commission - Democratic Primary
Nonpartisan Judicial Races

• Celebrity Serve Raises more than $45,000 for Ted mackorell Soccer Complex
• Consultant's Report Ranks Smoky Mountain in Top Tier of Mental Health LMEs
• Midnight at the OASIS Fundraiser is May 3
• Free Health Fair in Newland April 22
• Watauga High Principal Angela Quick Takes New Position
• Jurors Seated, Trial Begins for Neil Sargeant in ASU Student Murder Case
• Annual Report Ranks Local Legislator's Effectiveness
• Banner Elk Winery Wins Two Medals at Blowing Rock Food and Wine Festival
• Residents Identify Top Ten Issues/Concerns with Watauga County's Future
• Fire Damage will Keep Boone Saloon Closed for Several Weeks
• Three Watauga High School Seniors Win Teaching Fellows Scholarships
• Blue Ridge Electric Capital Credits Explained
• Appalachian Women's Fun Now Accepting Grant Applications
• Second Annual Win with Walk with Spirit April 1 to June 23

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The View Stories

Stop Making Excuses and Make it To MerleFest!

MerleFest will turn 21 this year and you’re STILL MAKING EXCUSES NOT TO GO! Let 2008 finally be the year when you realize that having arguably the best Americana music festival in the world right in our backyard is more than reason enough to hop in the car and head to Wilkesboro. (Full Story)
PLUS: MerleFest Musts
PLUS: MerleFest Survival Items: Don't Leave Home Without Them!

Relay For Life 2008 Team Fundraisers - CLICK HERE

• This Week at the Hayes School of Music
• Boone's Black Sheep Theatre to Present Dark All Day (and all of the night)
• ASU Art Senior Studio Exhibition April 30 to May 9
• Help Habitat for Humanity Do Its Job
• Playhouse Baby Fair and Consignment Sale Friday and Saturday
• It's Time to Get Picking at the Jones House
• An Evening of Art and Music April 18
• The Raleigh Ringers Perform at Ashe Civic Center May 3
• Mike Cross To Host Inaugural Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Induction
• High Country Local Musician Spotlight: Chuck Wilkerson
• Anticipating Spring at Carlton Gallery
• Playaways at Watauga Public Library: A New Spin on Books on Tape
• Cannon Hosptial Gallery Showcases Work of Avery Students
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Hayes Center May 1 to 4
• Second Round of HayesGrass Quarterfinals April 22 and 23
• Tweetsie Railroad Announces 2008 Special Events - Theme Park Opens May 2
• Singer-Songwriter Shannon Wurst Returns to the High Country
  

Shelter Stories

Earth Day Is Here…What Are You Doing To Celebrate?

Become a Green Business? Wear Blue? Recycle? Turn Off The Lights?  (Full Story)

• Business Spotlight: Boone Bagelry
• Students Honored for Entries in Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District Contest
• Blue Ridge Parkway Detour: Boon or Bane?
• Darfur Awareness Programs and Fundraiser To Be Held at Appalachian
• Running Free: Biodiesel Adventure Stops in Boone
• Daniel Boone Native Gardens' Wildflower Tour and Sale April 26
• Thirteen Locals Receive Customer Service Awards from Boone Chamber
• Tens of Thousands of Unwanted Pets Die Annually in North Carolina
• New Appalachian Education Foundation Awards Grant
• People of the Planet Gather at ASU for Second Annual Soccer Tournament
• Watauga High School Team to Compete in State Envirothon Competition
• Where's the Whip-Poor-Will? Volunteers Needed to Conduct Nightbird Survey
• Submit Applications Now: Deadline for Valle County Fair Grants June 13
• Striders Track Club: The Simple Fun of Track and Field
• Two More Freshwater Fish Added to High-Mercury List
  

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