JUNE 17, 2010 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
A task force charged with recommending ways to improve parking in downtown Boone proposes parking meters on all major streets, doubling parking fines and implementing parking time limits on Saturdays…
The Employment Security Commission (ESC) in Boone has helped many unemployed people find work. Tony Reece, a talented stonemason from Zionville, has not been so lucky…
Being among the nation’s best fundraisers is tough to continue, but those raising money for the Watauga County Relay for Life are trying to remain in the top 10…
Latest Headlines
- One Step Closer To the Goal—Watauga Officials Break Ground for New Rocky Knob Park
- Second Primary Election June 22, Early Voting Ends Saturday—Avery and Watauga Voters To Decide on U.S. Senate Democratic Race
- Coopers and Mast General Store Mark a 30 Year Milestone
- Creekside Grass Bluegrass Band at Watauga Public Library Saturday
- Watauga County Schools Announces Admission Charge for Middle School Sports Events
- OASIS Receives State Award
- Bill Winkler—Sixty Years of Car Sales and Counting
- High Country Homebuilders Association To Visit Habitat Homes June 28
- Library Hosts Employment Workshops Thursday and June 23
- Former Appalachian Skatepark Opens in Ashe County—Grand Opening Celebration July 4
- National Trails Day A Success in the High Country
- High Mountain Expeditions Takes Crossnore School Kids on Free Rafting Trip
- Hawksnest Zipline Looks To Keep East Coast Record
- United Methodist Churches’ IMPACT Kids Day Makes Positive Impact
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Back for a second year is the Greater Avery Tour de Art, a monthly arts event featuring 11 galleries and studios in the Foscoe, Banner Elk, Linville and greater Avery County areas…
Over the past 75 years, Boone, and the High Country, has found itself intricately interwoven into the fabric of what makes the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the most revered stretches of blacktop in the United States…
The View Headlines
- Free! Concerts Just Ahead
- Bluegrass a Focus at Concerts on the Lawn Friday—Concert Features Cedar Creek, Upright & Breathin’ at Jones House
- Parkway 75th Birthday Celebration Art Exhibition June 22—Entries Now Being Accepted
- Yard Sale, Fishing Derby at Beech Mountain Saturday and June 26
- Watauga Humane Society Rummage Sale June 25 and 26—Proceeds from Sale Benefit Animals at Shelter
- 86th Annual Singing on the Mountain at Grandfather June 27
- 9Lives Antiques and Collectibles Hosts Noted Authors and Artists Saturday
- News from the Avery Arts Council, Upcoming Events
- Mountain Home Presents ‘Generations of Mountain Music’ Saturday
- FORUM Returns to Lees-McRae for 31st Season with Eight Performances
- The Children’s Playhouse Provides Kids with Tons of Fun this Summer
- Wood Kiln Opening at Bolick and Traditions Pottery June 26
- After 5pm Socials in Banner Elk and Blowing Rock
- Rollin’ for Owen Benefit Motorcycle Ride June 26
- Edgewood Cottage To Host Artists in Residence This Summer—Nancy Brittelle Begins First Residency at Blowing Rock Landmark June 21
- Brewer's Briefs
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While many people know the Town of Boone as the bustling hub of the High Country known for its outdoor adventure sports, the energetic town in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains is also renown for…
Want to learn how to get rid of that pesky chipmunk in your backyard? Or wonder if the tall green stalk is a plant or a weed…
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