Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
May 1, 2008 issue
Top News Stories
Clinton and Wright Take 5
Former President Chats at Length with Saxophonist at Westglow
The masterful and calculated Southern charm of one of the world’s most influential men was on full display as a handful of High Country dignitaries and supporters welcomed former President Bill Clinton to a campaign stop at Westglow Spa last Tuesday. (Full Story)
Mixed-Beverage Public Hearing Draws a Full House
Shortly after 6:00 p.m., every seat was taken in the Watauga County commissioners’ boardroom last Thursday even though the public hearing on the question of whether to hold a mixed-beverage referendum in the Town of Boone was not scheduled to begin until 6:30. The overflow crowd filled the sidewalk outside the county administration building. (Full Story)
- NFL Draft Scores Four ASU Football Players
- Town of Boone Submits Proposal for Downtown Post Office
- Deal Proposes Sale of Excess ASU Water to Blowing Rock
- New Programs Gives Older Adults A Way To Stay in Their Homes
- Sargeant Receives Life Imprisonment Without Parole in Harrington Murder
- Watauga High School Lacrosse Team Finishes Season With Girl Power
- Avery YMCA Aquatics Center Opens Saturday
- Carter, Hamby Discuss Their Positions at Boone Debate
- Seventh Annual National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy May 7
- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Hillary Clinton Car!
- Head to Head: Futrelle vs. McGuinn for County Commissioner Seat
- Elon University Poll Takes North Carolina's Political Pulse
- North Carolina Boy Brings 501st AMC Back Together for Reunion in Blowing Rock
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The View Stories
Celebrating a Centennial
The Orchard at Altapass Begins 100th Season May 16
Travel south on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Milepost 328.3 in Little Switzerland, Mitchell County, and you’ll stumble upon one of the High Country’s finest gems—a 100-year-old apple orchard. (Full Story)
Relay For Life 2008 Team Fundraisers - CLICK HERE
- All Aboard for Tweetsie! Wild West Theme Park Opens Friday
- Amnesty For Animals to Host Raffle Fundraiser Saturday
- Benefit Concert for Foster and Adoptive Children in the High Country Saturday
- Art in the Park 2008 Begins May 17
- P.B. Scott's Reunion Party with the SpongeTones at Canyons May 16
- An Amazing May at Blowing Rock's Hayes Performing Arts Center
- You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Thursday through Sunday
- Upcoming Films at the Hayes Performing Arts Center in May
- 21st Annual MerleFest brings More Than 76,000 to Wilkesboro
- John Rush Celebrates 10 Years of Booking Music in Boone
- YMCA Princess Date Night May 10
- Festival on the Lake in Wilkes May 10
- Second Annual High Country Kids' Triathalon May 24
- Fiddlin' for the 84th Year in Union Grove May 23 to 25
- ASU Announces 2008-09 Performing Arts Series
Shelter Stories
Talkin’ Trees
Understanding Boone’s Tree Ordinance
As an official Tree City USA, Boone is serious about its trees, especially when it comes to trees bordering commercial businesses. A few weeks ago, two area businesses found out just how serious the town is about protecting its trees—Lowe’s Home Improvement and a Wilco/Hess gas station both faced fines from the Town of Boone for excessive pruning of trees on their property. (Full Story)
- Business Spotlight: Murphy's Restaurant and Pub
- Guardian ad Litem Celbrates 25 Years of Service
- Submit Applications Now: Deadline for Valle County Fair Grants June 13
- Two More Freshwater Fish Added to High-Mercury List
- National Volunteer Week April 27 to May 3
- Mountain Quest Summer Camp: "No Child Left Indoors"
- Evergreen Substance Abuse recovery Center Opens Doors
- Avery YO! Crossnore Program Hosts Student Art Show
- Appalchian Joins National Effort To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Protect the Environment
- Sugar Grove Developmental Day School Achieves 5-Star Rating
- Children's Council Raising Readers in the High Country
- Advisory Night for Rising Ninth Graders at Watauga High School May 8
- Lois E. Harrill Senior Center Recertified As a Center of Excellence
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