FEBRUARY 4, 2010 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
Party activists and elected officials across North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District began coalescing and rallying around a draft Billy Kennedy initiative some months ago…
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners this week instructed county staff to look into the feasibility of borrowing up to $12 million in stimulus bond funding…
The H1N1 flu and the subsequent vaccination shortage dominated headlines nationwide in late summer and fall 2009, but the recent absence of discussion of the once-dreaded swine flu has left some wondering…
Latest Headlines
- School’s Out, Winter Is In
- Foxx To Run for Reelection
- FEMA Approves Federal Disaster Declaration for Watauga, Avery
- Aiding Haiti: Local Groups, Organizations Support the Cause
- Locals Travel to Haiti
- Winterfest Fares Well in Spite of Winter
- Watauga Ed Foundation Announces Kate Swift Reese Scholarship
- Town and Gown at its Best—ASU and Town of Boone Celebrate Water Partnership
- Construction of Boone-Blowing Rock Water Connection To Begin in March
- Sims’ Big Night—ASU Basketball’s Sims Scores Career High 44 Points Against Davidson
- Avery Middle Hosts Locks of Love Hair Drive February 10—Organization Creates Wigs for Children with Hair Loss
- One Day Beginner Beekeeper Course at ASU Saturday, February 20
- Girls on the Run Starts February 15—Sign Up for Self-Esteem Building Program
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The View
The calendar has moved from January to February and it means that men across the High Country have begun to brainstorm. (Or, after their significant other hands them this article, they will…
A long, long time ago—well, 2005 and 2006—High Country Press produced a sister publication called Shout!, which was a nightlife magazine and social handbook for the High Country…
The View Headlines
- JAZZfest at ASU February 12 to 25
- Downtown Boone Art Crawl Friday
- ASU Theatre & Dance Presents Student Showcase February 10 to 13
- Film Series on Sustainability Continues at ASU in February
- Spring Programs at Valle Crucis Conference Center
- Fire on the Rock Competitions Kick Off February 9—Get to Know the Chefs
- Bafoodus Plays ASU Jazzfest February 17
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- ASU’s Marching Mountaineers to Perform in Madrid in 2011
- Skiers Stay Up Late at Appalachian Ski Mountain’s Midnight Blast Weekends
- Perpetual Groove Plays Legends February 18
- Hope Massive’s Birthday Tribute to Bob Marley at Boone Saloon Saturday
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
Last year was a challenging year for tourism in Blowing Rock, but the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) moved aggressively during the year to assure future success in attracting visitors to the town…
“People like it because it’s comfortable,” said Sandy Byrum, who co-owns Troy’s 105 Diner along with her husband Troy. “It’s like a family,” Troy said of the restaurant staff, and customers, too…
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