FEBRUARY 18, 2010 ISSUE
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The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management is estimating that Watauga County will receive $3,353,717 in federal disaster declaration funds to recover from storms and flooding…
About 10 people came to a planning meeting at the Banner Elk Town Hall February 16 with multiple ideas for how to celebrate the town’s 100th birthday in 2011…
According to data released January 29 by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission (NCESC), statewide unemployment currently sits at 10.9 percent…
Latest Headlines
- Feature Photos: TWO MONTHS of SNOW!
- Election Coverage: Your Vote 2010
- Indoor Rec Center a Top Priority in Parks and Recreation Plan
- Comments from Boone Chamber’s January 27 Legislative Reception—Brudzinski Identifies Future Priorities for Chamber, Town, County
- Out of Work? Local Census Office Still Hiring
- Watauga TDA Moves Forward on Outdoor Recreation Projects
- Boone Committee Wants To Keep Tight Lid on Water
- ‘They’re Completely Overwhelmed’—Jeff Sutton Returns from Haiti, Shares Experiences
- Golf Carts Could Be on Blowing Rock Roads by Spring
- Ag Center Use Policy Amended to Allow Alcohol Tastings for Certain Groups
- Lift Ticket & Sugar Mountain Adult Race League Results
- Anthony Love Awarded Bebie Leadership Award
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As of this Thursday, February 18, snow has been on the ground in the High Country for two whole months. Since the holiday break, local students have spent more time at home than in the classroom…
Grab your plates and sharpen up your food-judging skills. The 5th annual Fire on the Rock Chef Challenge continues…
The View Headlines
- Watauga Arts Council’s Artfull Palette Re-scheduled for March 12—Council Now Accepting Silent Auction Bids
- Giant Used Book Sale at Boone Mall February 25 to 27
- POP After Hours at Galileo’s Cafe Tuesday, February 23—Event Will Showcase Work of Women’s Fund
- Trivia Challenge To Benefit Caregiver Foundation February 27
- Novelist Ted Wojtasik Presents Reading at ASU February 25
- Prelude to a Kiss Presented at ASU’s Valborg Theater February 24 to 28
- MEISA Unplugged Showcases Singer-Songwriters February 27
- Getting Hitched? ASU Hosts Wedding Expo Sunday—Reserve a Seat by This Thursday
- Shout! About Town
- Possum Jenkins Return to Murphy’s for 6th Birthday Celebration Saturday
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Brewer's Briefs
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Despite the challenges posed by the current economic climate, North Carolina’s mountain land trusts project that they will protect 50,000 acres by the end of 2010—the goal set by the Blue Ridge Forever coalition…
“We are definitely advocates for our clients’ health and wellbeing,” said JP (Jennifer Perry), client services manager of Bayada Nurses…
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