Jan. 24:

Water supply not as large as first thought

The Boone Town Council adopted a resolution regarding the town’s water supply and allocation at Thursday’s regular meeting, following a revelation at Wednesday’s water study committee meeting that there wasn’t as much water as previously estimated.

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Police reports:

Jan. 18: At 8:03 a.m., police received a report of larceny from a motor vehicle at the Steeple Chase Apartments, 190 Wood Circle. A car stereo system was reported stolen.

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Impact of abduction will likely

linger for years to come

Stories that begin with guns, all too often end in gunfire. This one did not, and the nation shared a sigh of relief following the peaceful surrender of two Watauga County parents and the safe return of two children whose cherubic faces reached the pages of dozens of newspapers and millions of television screens this past week.

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Icy roads set multiple crashes into motion

N.C. Highway Patrol officials said it took poor visibility, icy roads and about 15 minutes to cause at least 15 multiple-car crashes along U.S. 421 east of Boone, Friday night.

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Jan. 21:

Parents found, kids OK; search ends at Virginia

trailer, suspects returned to county

A search for two Watauga County parents who allegedly abducted their children from court-appointed foster parents Saturday ended in Virginia Wednesday afternoon and the couple are now in the Watauga County jail.

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Becoming a foster parent is an arduous process

It isn’t easy being a foster parent.

Never mind the often volatile circumstances surrounding the lives and families from which many foster children emerge.

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DSS will reexamine policy after abductions

The Watauga County Department of Social Services will examine its foster home policies in the wake of a recent child abduction case.

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Boone will consider two moratoriums

The Boone Town Council approved the consideration of two moratoriums at its regular meeting Thursday.

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High Country appears in Pinnacle list of top towns

Considered one of the most desirable places to live, Watauga County has received its fair share of accolades, and Pinnacle Living magazine’s latest issue is another testament to that notion.

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Jan. 19:

COUPLE CAPTURED; CHILDREN OK

A search for two Watauga County parents who allegedly abducted their children from court-appointed foster parents Saturday apparently ended in Virginia Wednesday afternoon.

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Board Opts To Leave WHS At Existing Site

To build or not to build.

That is the question facing Watauga County School Board members after their Jan. 17 meeting.

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Boone continues work on comprehensive plan

The Boone Area Planning Commission moved a few steps closer to its goal of completing the town’s comprehensive plan and growth strategy map revisions at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

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Heavenly Mountain: County board OKs 262 lots

The Watauga County Planning Board approved plats for the second phase of the county’s largest planned development.

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County farms still strong

Watauga County’s farms are still strong despite the increasing pressures of development, rising land costs,  and out-of-county property owners, according to a report by agricultural extension agent Jim Hamilton.

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Jan. 17:

Children abducted: Parents brandish gun,  snatch toddlers from foster care

Law enforcement officers are following up possible leads on the location of two children abducted by their biological parents Saturday morning, but still have “no clue” of where their fugitive mother and father might be, Watauga County Sheriff’s Captain Paula Townsend said Monday morning.

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Boone Police reports:

Boone Police officers arrested a 17-year-old Grassy Creek woman Jan. 12 and charged her with allegedly stealing a debit card and forging a $675 check.

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Falls top fatal accidents in the home in North Carolina

Falls in the home are the leading cause of home-relating injury and death in the state, ahead of such notorious dangers as poison and firearms, according to a new report by the Home Safety Council.

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U.S. 321 widening set to begin

Work will soon begin on the second phase of the widening of U.S. 321 connecting Caldwell and Watauga counties and was kicked off with a ground-breaking ceremony Monday.

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Perception also colors

downtown parking debates

Town Manager Greg Young stood at the corner of Depot and King streets one unseasonably warm afternoon last week. He proudly beheld the bustling scene before him, and wondered what all the fuss is about.

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Boone Police reports

At 1:14 p.m. Jan. 5, Boone police received a report of vandalism at 204 Furman Road.

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Boone deploys new sweeper

The streets of Boone will be cleaner now, thanks to the Centurion.

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Blowing Rock man studies paranormal

A Blowing Rock man wants to determine if the truth is out there, and he's in search of fellow seekers.

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Samaritan's Purse will send helicopter

for tsunami relief effort

Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief organization founded in Boone, will launch an airlift Monday to send a helicopter and emergency supplies to aid tsunami victims in Indonesia.

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School board honors Andy Reese

The Watauga County Board of Education began its Jan. 10 meeting by honoring one of its own.

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