JULY 22, 2010 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
Five days had past since last weekend’s Hodges Creek fish kill before BB&T and the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) were willing to divulge the name of the paving company responsible for leaving wet asphalt sealant on the BB&T parking lot…
Watauga County Schools leaders are making final adjustments to the school system budget after receiving final fiscal year 2010-11 numbers from the state last week…
Excitement grows as the move-in date for teachers and students quickly approaches…
Latest Headlines
- Feature Photo: Blueberry Bounty
- "The Right Thing To Do"—Food Lion Manager’s Kindness Leaves Customer With Long-Lasting Impression
- Farm Aid—Watauga Commissioners Host Public Hearing on Farm Plan
- Sacrificing Low-Cost Tuition for High-Quality Education—Supplemental Tuition Increase Approved for ASU, All UNC Schools
- Women Helping Women—More Than 325 Attend Power of the Purse Luncheon
- Highway 421 Widening Project Continues—Contractors Working Fast To Complete ‘Critical Phase’ by Start of School Year
- Mountain Top Promotions Summer Art and Craft Show This Weekend
- Get High Off a Mountain—5th Annual Tater Hill Paragliding and Hang Gliding Competition August 1 to 7
- Historic Preservation Charrette Scheduled for August 18
- Feature Photo: Blowing Rock Part of Parkway Quilt
- OASIS School Supply Drive Begins July 19—Six Locations To Accept School Supplies Through End of Month
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The View
Although the storied Lees-McRae Summer Theatre has downsized from three shows to one this year, the company isn’t holding anything back for its performance of Ragtime: The Musical…
The Saddlebred portion of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show was held in June and now the second half of the oldest continuous horse show in the country…
With a production that combines elements of the 1971 and 2005 films and the book by Roald Dahl, the Blue Ridge Community Theatre presents Willy Wonka, Jr…
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Appalachian Summer Coverage
- Rick and Valerie Beck Glass Exhibition at Art Cellar Gallery—Reception Saturday
- Tour of Homes Features Exceptional Blowing Rock Houses Friday
- Celebrate Our Rivers at the Watauga Riverkeeper Festival Saturday
- Wolf Creek at Banner Elk’s 6th Summer Concert in the Park Thursday
- Mid-Summer Exhibition Begins at Carlton Gallery This Weekend
- Melissa Reaves, Lazybirds Play Concerts on the Lawn Friday
- Horn in the West Hosts Two-Part Dulcimer Workshop July 31 and August 7
- Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary Hosts Hoot’Nanny July 31
- Crank Up Antiques at this Year’s Engine Show—High Country Crank-Up Returns to Deep Gap July 29 to 31
- BRAHM Art and Antique Show July 29 to August 1
- Mountain Home Music Presents ‘Folk Song Sing-a-long’ Sunday
- Free! Concerts Ahead
- Brewer's Briefs
Appalachian Summer Coverage
- An Appalachian Summer 2010 Schedule
- App Summer Presents Film Events July 23 and 26
- Todd Wright Jazz Orchestra Performs Under the Stars July 29
- Rosen Sculpture Walk Saturday
- Blood Sweat & Tears at App Summer Celebration Saturday
- Broyhill Chamber Ensemble at Rosen Concert Hall Sunday
- Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys July 30
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Shelter
On Thursday, July 29, at 6:00 p.m., the Watauga County Tourism Development Authority (WCTDA) will host the Rocky Knob Trail Kickoff Meeting at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center in Boone…
It’s the peak of market season. From veggies and meats to flowers and décor, fill your table and home with items from the High Country’s farmers’ markets…
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