March 11, 2005

 

Driver airlifted to JCMC A rescue worker clears the scene at an accident on U.S. 421 Wednesday in Zionville. For more on the story, please link to the article below. Photo by Frank Ruggiero

 

Accident injures one

An auto accident on U.S. 421 near Zionville sent an injured woman to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee and caused a nearly two-mile back-up in traffic Wednesday.

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Mailbox theft can wreck credit

The roadside mailbox is a familiar icon of rural America. An often cockeyed and weather-worn symbol of pastoral life whose presence announces to travelers from the city that they are, indeed, in the country now.

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ASU student collects a different kind of heirloom

Jim Veteto has put his green thumb to good purpose, collecting heirloom seeds in the hope of promoting agricultural diversity.

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Arnold Lakey appointed to state DOT board

Watauga County has a new representative on the state Board of Transportation (DOT). Arnold Lakey of North Wilkesboro was appointed by Gov. Mike Easley as the Division 11 board representative to replace Sam Erby. The division includes Watauga, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin.

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High Country Media opens Banner Elk office

Banner Elk officially has its own newspaper office.

Located at #82 High Country Square, the new office is now open for The Avery Journal-Times, The Mountain Times, The Watauga Democrat and The Blowing Rocket, Tommy Wilson, vice president of High Country Media, announced Tuesday.

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WHS students are staying calm about SAT

Students at Watauga High School are surprisingly remaining cool and collected about the newly revised Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT).  Most students will be taking the test on May 7.

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March 9, 2005

 

Turn it around Valle Crucis Elementary School teacher Stephen Hagaman boards a school bus that had already picked up students and delivered them to school prior to the closing of Watauga County Schools on Tuesday morning. High winds and heavy snow began falling around 6 a.m. leading county school officials to quickly close area schools. Photo by Marie Freeman

 

Commissioners consider business incubator

The Watauga County commissioners discussed economic development issues at Monday’s regular meeting, opening the door to a new county business incubator.

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Commissioners hear cell tower complaints

A local real estate agent told the Watauga County commissioners she is concerned about cell towers in residential areas.

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County may adopt occupancy tax

The Watauga County commissioners discussed a possible county occupancy tax during Monday’s meeting.

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Report: Area agriculture thriving

According to the Watauga Agricultural Advisory Committee’s annual “Report To The People,” local agriculture is growing and thriving.

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ASU prepares new nursing program

By next fall, and if all proceeds as planned, Appalachian State University students could be enrolled in a health care or nursing concentrated course of study.

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Applications continue to flow for ASU athletic director

Appalachian State University’s search for a new athletic director continues, and a specially-formed search committee has 30 days to complete its task.

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Jim Hamilton says farewell to extension service

It’s a farewell to Fraser fir, pesticides and the hemlock woolly adelgid. However, something tells county ag agent Jim Hamilton he’ll be meeting all three again.

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March 7, 2005

 

A piece of history Bud Altmayer was on hand at the Mast General Store on King Street Saturday to sign copies of the book that he and Anna Stancil researched and wrote “The Watauga County Chapter of the American Red Cross: A History.” The book begins with the charter of the local chapter on Nov. 20, 1917 and continues through to today. Copies of the book are available at the local Red Cross office in the stone building across from the Sheriff’s Office. Photo by Marie Freeman

 

Quality Inn principal comments on proposed sale to ASU

Though its rooms could eventually accommodate solely college students, the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center is set to remain open until March 1, 2006, should Appalachian State University and ACC Boone, LLC close on the deal for the university to purchase the inn, said Ashok Patel, managing partner with ACC Boone, in a press release.

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ASU theft suspect pleads guilty

The Appalachian State University student who used bolt cutters to break in to more than 20 lockers across the ASU campus plead guilty, Feb. 22, to the charges, ASU Police investigator Lt. Phil Minton said, Monday.

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Safety seat use declines with older children

A national highway safety report showed restraint use declined among four-to-seven year olds, the last year before a new booster seat law took effect in North Carolina.

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Boone attorney opposes new bankruptcy bill before Congress

A local bankruptcy attorney believes a bill before the Senate will favor financial institutions over consumers, and believes any change in bankruptcy laws show carry accountability for credit card companies.

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