DECEMBER 22, 2009 ISSUE
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The staff of High Country Press would like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!…
Every person in the High Country was affected by the snowstorm that blew through last weekend, blanketing roadways, cars and, well, everything…
“I don’t ever recall seeing something like this,” said Brad Moretz, general manager of Appalachian Ski Mountain. “We’ve got a deck and we measured 22 inches of snow all the way across it…
When fans talk about Armanti Edwards in the coming years, they’ll talk about the plays they saw, the games he won and the honors he accumulated…
Latest Headlines
- Smoking Ban in Restaurants, Bars Takes Effect January 2
- New Smoking Rules Enacted in Boone—No Smoking in Town Parks, Any Places Open to Public
- Affordable Housing Project Denied Rezoning by Boone Council
- Don’t Get Framed—License Plate Frames Now Banned in North Carolina—Is Yours Still On?
- Citizens Opposed to Boone Water Intake Prep Comments for USDA—Public Has Until January 4 To Submit Comments on Environmental Assessment
- Watauga Board of Education Wins State Honors
- Watauga Elementary Snow Creations Going Up in Downtown Boone—DBDA and Local Elementary Schools Team Up for Community Project
- ASU Wins Cyclocross National Championship—Second Consecutive Title Won on December 13 in Oregon
- High Country United Way Encourages Residents to Make Honorary Gifts this Holiday Season—2009-10 Campaign at 32 Percent of Goal
- Thank You, Armanti—Edwards Leaves Significant Legacy at ASU
- Speedway in Lights
- Old Traditions Emerge as New Trends in High County Hunting
- “Hola, Welcome To the Yucatan!”—Boone Fork Baptist Church To Send
Eighteen Volunteers to Yucatan in January
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After emptying our work expense account and liquidating our office’s petty cash drawer, my boss sent me on a Business Spotlight assignment like no other—Ken sent me to the North Pole…
Last week, High Country Press staffers published their picks for the top 10 best and top five worst holiday movies of all time. Here are the movies readers selected in our online poll…
The View Headlines
- Countdown to 2010—Celebrate the New Year in the High Country
- Celebrate New Year’s Eve Mountain Style—Ring in 2010 with Fireworks at High Country Ski Resorts
- ASU Performing Arts Series Presents The Pirates of Penzance January 22
- Downtown Boone Art Crawl January 8
- High Country Holiday Checklist—Your Guide to the 2009 Holiday Season
- Villanova Runs Away with National Title in Close FCS Championship Game—Montana Falls After Defeating ASU in National Semifinals
- Winterfest at Beech Mountain January 9 and 10
- Midnight Blast Weekends Begin at Appalachian Ski Mountain December 26—Shred for the Cup Series Back for Fourth Consecutive Year
- Create Holiday Memories in Nature—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wants Your Outdoor Pictures for Mosaic
- Youth Sledding Hill Open Daily Atop Beech Mountain
- Parks and Recreation Boys’ Basketball Registration Deadline January 8
- Lift Ticket
- Brewer's Briefs
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Small businesses have always had to be agile and adaptable to succeed, but the Great Recession has upped the bar on small business survival…
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff and SkyLine Membership Corporation were each honored with a Global Learning Leadership Award from Watauga County Schools…
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