OCTOBER 29, 2009 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
NCDOT Announces Plan to Begin Clean up of I-40 Rockslide—Interstate Could Be Closed for Three Months
The N.C. Department of Transportation has established a plan to begin cleaning up and stabilizing the area where a rockslide occurred on I-40…
In 2007, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners authorized the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the county…
In a span of five years, Doc Hendley went from working as a bartender in Raleigh to being selected as one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes…
Election Day for local municipal races takes place on Tuesday, November 3. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in both counties…
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Muncipial Elections 2009
- State of Unemployment in the High Country—Fall 2009
- NCDOT Announces Plan to Begin Clean up of I-40 Rockslide—Interstate Could Be Closed for Three Months
- Women Poised To Make Up 50 Percent of Workforce Nationwide—Locals Far Ahead Of National Trend
- Boone To Consider New Historical Preservation Commission November 2
- The Architectural History of Watauga County Released Last Friday—Book Highly Acclaimed at Reception
- Images of America: Beech Mountain Book Captures History of Mountain—Copies Selling Well, Historical Society Reports
- Local Animal Charity Faces Challenges: Winter, Increase in Abandoned Animals, Funding Needs and Foster Care Woes
- Watauga High School Sports Teams Update—Successful Start in New Conference for Pioneers
- Sugar Mountain Celebrates 40 Years—First official celebration is scheduled for December 11 to 13
- Newland Residents To Vote on Beer, Wine Sales
- These ASU Receivers Don’t Just Catch Passes
Muncipial Elections 2009
The View
As the name implies, the members of The Collective on Depot—a three-year-old working artists’ studio located in downtown Boone—have found art to be not merely a solo endeavor, but a social one…
Steve Martin To Headline MerleFest 2010—Performers Announced, Early Bird Tickets On Sale November 10
When MerleFest announced its 2010 lineup on October 23, there was plenty to get excited about…
The View Headlines
- Documentary on Renowned Guitar Maker Wayne C. Henderson at ASU November 10
- Judgement House at Howard’s Creek Baptist Church Starts Friday
- Jazz Society Presents Jon Metzger November 8
- ASU Freshman Showcase November 4 to 7
- Beat the Blues with Blazing Saddles
- Grandfather Mountain Introduces Secret Season Pass—Pass Allows Locals To Enter Attraction for Reduced Rate Over Next Six Months
- Poet Isel Rivero Presents Reading Thursday at ASU
- Cyclocross Riders Set for 3rd Annual Hawksnest Crossfest November 1
- Blooming Young Artist Has Artwork Displayed
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Benevento-Russo Duo Ready To Rock Without Words—Instrumental Group Performs at Boone Saloon November 9
- Haunted Horn Continues through Saturday
- Halloween Draws Nigh—Festivities Conclude this Weekend
- Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at Legends Thursday
- Three Parkway Students Chosen for N.C. Honors Chorus
- “May at Grandfather Mountain” Debuts on Television Thursday
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Shelter
David King, proprietor of Constructive Solutions, is a few weeks away from finishing a home that is built to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum criteria.
Fifty-eight years ago, Skyline Membership Corporation revolutionized rural sectors of Western North Carolina by bringing telephone service to customers who, until that point, were unable to communicate at a moment’s notice with people living near county seats.
Shelter Headlines
- North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature Wraps Up a Busy Year
- Welcome to the Highest Clubhouse East of the Rockies at Sunalei Preserve
- Public Input Meeting on Watauga Farming Plan Thursday
- Boone Participates in Inaugural International Day of Climate Action
- Farmers' Market Weekly Update
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