Duck Pond diving
Several Appalachian State University students dive in the Duck Pond during the 2005 Polar Plunge Thursday on campus. Proceeds from the event benefit the Special Olympics of Watauga County. Local area law enforcement members and ASU students donned costumes (like red suspenders and trunks, for example) to take the plunge amid temperatures in the mid-30s. Photo by Marie Freeman
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Feb. 25, 2005
Commissioners debate ‘clean air’ standards
A state official is gearing up for a fight against federal legislation that may undermine the state’s efforts to reduce pollution, and Watauga County commissioners have been drawn into the fray.
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Robbery suspect faces more charges
A Boone man, already in custody and suspected of armed robbery, kidnapping and car theft, will now face a whole new list of charges, including stealing mail, spreading worthless checks from one end of Watauga County to the other, burglarizing a Boone apartment, and allegedly passing a bad check at a county animal control facility to buy a puppy.
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Revving up Relay for Life
Watauga County Relay for Life leaders will start the ball rolling next week on what they expect will be another successful fundraising campaign.
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89-year icon ends: Cobbler Shoppe closes its doors
After 89 years of serving the feet of the High Country, the Cobbler Shoppe has soled its last shoe.
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Watauga Medical Center monitors patients from homes using new technology
When Norman Cheek underwent hip replacement surgery, the little dealer with the big heart was more or less homebound for a matter of months — a difficult notion to accept for a man who is always on the move.
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Feb. 23, 2005
Fatal accident
N.C. Highway Patrol troopers examine the scene of a fatal automotive crash Tuesday near the intersection of Pottertown and Snyder Branch roads. For more information, please link to the story below.
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Tuesday crash kills two
Two Creston teens died Tuesday afternoon when their vehicle sheared off a power pole, left the road and slammed into a tree near Pottertown and Snyder Branch roads.
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State Sentate OKs flood funds plan
Watauga County could be receiving several million dollars in additional flood clean-up money after the state Senate approved a $214.5 million flood relief package Thursday.
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Commissioners get WHS update
The Watauga County commissioners addressed high school plans, cable rates, and capital expenditures during Tuesday night's regular meeting.
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Sheriff’s reports: Busy first of the month for officers
Feb. 1: Just after 10 this morning a man threatened to burn his grandmother's vehicle at her home on Ashley Lane, Boone.
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Boone residents perserve local history one record at a time
A group of Boone residents are attempting to collect items gathered by Historic Boone, a group that formed in the early 1990s before becoming dormant several years ago.
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Morning traffic stalled
A northbound tractor-trailer took a spill while rounding the final curve outside Boone on U.S. 321 Monday morning, stalling commuter traffic and sending its driver to the Watauga Medical Center with what the North Carolina Highway Patrol reported were minor injuries. An unidentified highway patrol trooper on the scene said the cause of the crash, which occurred just after 7 a.m., was still under investigation. Boone Fire Department personnel also responded to the call.
By Jerry Sena
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Feb. 21, 2005:
Boone’s water supply receives high marks
The town of Boone received high water marks on its first report from Boone Public Utilities on the town’s water usage for 2005.
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County hearing will address rising cable rates
Tuesday will allow cable television consumers to address a recent rate increase, though the increase has already taken effect.
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$100,000-plus earmarked for youth crime prevention
The state has earmarked funds to help youths who are at risk or who have been involved in the juvenile justice or court system.
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High Country news: No murders reported in Boone in 2004
Boone saw its usual mixed bag of crimes last year, with a decrease in robberies and aggravated assaults and little or no increase in rapes and murders, according to a preliminary report released by Boone Police Chief Bill Post this week.
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Zoning map changes may benefit neighborhoods
Five single-family neighborhoods may see a reduction in occupancy violations due to zoning map and text amendments adopted at last Thursday’s Boone Town Council regular meeting.
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