JULY 28, 2011 ISSUE
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The Southern Appalachian Historical Association (SAHA) recently announced plans for a multi-year, $4 to $5 million capital campaign over the next decade to “fundamentally redevelop” the current…
On July 21, the Boone Town Council heard plans for redevelopment of the Scottish Inn and Red Carpet Inn properties that would address violations currently facing AMP Enterprises, owner of…
As the fall school year approaches, the statewide sales tax holiday is one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5, and lasts until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday…
Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
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- Feature Photo: Symphony by the Lake
- Rollergirls Donate to Local Women in Need
- Reader Offers Ideas About Abundant Rhodo Bloom
- Annual Noise Permits Required for Boone Businesses That Present Live Music
- ASU Men’s Hoops To Play UNC—Mountaineers Will Also Host East Carolina in Charlotte
- ASU Picked First, Second in SoCon Preseason Polls—Breitenstein Named SoCon Preseason Offensive Player of Year
- High Country Farm Tour August 6 and 7—More than 20 farms in Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Avery and Alleghany counties
- ACT Program Hosts Nonprofit Workshop at ASU August 4—Register by August 3
- New Project Helps Elderly Read
- Watauga Leisure Biking Club County’s Most Active Group of Cyclists
- Old-Time Music at Jones House Friday
- Mountain Living
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The View
Ann did it. That’s on page 1. But that’s not the point.
“I didn’t really set out to see who killed Laura Foster,” said Sharyn McCrumb, author of the forthcoming novel The Ballad of Tom Dooley…
A lineup that includes an original member of the Grateful Dead as well as national acts in bluegrass, jam and funk; a video shout-out from mandolin man Sam Bush; and brisk ticket sales indicate…
The Manhattan Transfer will perform at Farthing Auditorium at ASU on Saturday, July 30, at 8:00 p.m. for the last event during An Appalachian Summer festival. The performance costs…
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Happening Now
- Blue Ridge Youth Players Perform A Peter Rabbit Tale July 29 and 30
- Fine Art & Craft Show at Valle Crucis Elementary Saturday and Sunday
- Crafts on the Green Atop Beech Mountain August 6
- Billy Scott & The Party Prophets Perform in Banner Elk August 4
- Stevens, Colclaser, Adair at Edgewood Cottage This Week
- Classic Car Cruise-In Benefit for David Shore Saturday—Music, Food, Auctions and More
- Golf, Tennis Tourneys Benefit Beech Fire Department August 5 to 7—Donations Requested in Lieu of Fireman’s Ball
- Taste of the Finest August 1
- Ensemble Stage Presents Pageant Play Friday to August 14
- High Country Caregiver “Double Barrel” Auction August 6
- Music on the Mountaintop in Foscoe August 26 and 27—Car Camping Tickets Selling Fast
- Brewer's Briefs
Happening Now
- High Country Crank-Up Thursday to Saturday
- Blowing Rock Art & Antiques Show Thursday to Sunday
- » click here to see a full list
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In Focus
Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
In the late 19th and early 20th century, timber companies cut down most of the southeastern forests, creating denuded, eroding hillsides prone to fires and floods. The waterways became…
You don’t have to be dyed-in-the-wool tree-hugger to imagine the awesome beauty of the High Country’s once-virgin forests. After wholesale logging stripped the mountains in the early 20th century, utter devastation was left…
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Links To Other National Scenic Areas
- Map: Proposed Grandfather National Scenic Area
- Photo Gallery: The Globe Area and Its Lumber History
- Grandfather National Scenic Area: An Introduction
- National Scenic Areas: Protecting the View
- National Scenic Areas Near and Far—A Path for the High Country?
- Video: GNSA Campaign Video
- Link: GNSA Campaign Site
Links To Other National Scenic Areas
- Roanoke Times: Mount Pleasant NSA
- Friends of Mount Roger
- Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association
- VIDEO: Columbia River Gorge NSA
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