May 13, 2005
Pope Air Force Base recommended to shed 4,800 troops under BRAC plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pope Air Force Base would lose 4,800 troops, and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point would lose 656 civilian jobs under a base closing proposal released Friday morning by the Pentagon.
In other North Carolina moves, the Department of Defense also proposes closing a Navy Reserve center in Asheville and an Army Reserve center in Albemarle, resulting in a total loss of 36 positions.
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School year may be cut by two days
Watauga County Schools students could see their academic year end a few days earlier next month with a little help from the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Meth threat moves farther into foothills
Watauga County is No. 1 no more.
The title of methamphetamine manufacturing capital of North Carolina is now owned by its neighbor to the south, McDowell County.
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Few facts released about Vilas meth lab
Watauga County Sheriff Mark Shook was tight-lipped regarding the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Vilas on Tuesday.
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Boone Planning Commission hears the public
The Boone Area Planning Commission gave the public a chance to speak about three zoning cases Thursday before ruling on each one at its regular Monday meeting.
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Winkler reflects on long career as a Ford dealer
W.R. “Bill” Winkler, Jr., has spent his life associated with the Ford Motor Company, and he even owns three of the company’s cars.
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Wintergreen Lane residents oppose rezoning
The third case at Thursday night’s town of Boone spring quarter public hearing found residents opposing a petition to rezone property from residential to business.
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May 11, 2005
Trumpeting the end
of another school year
Watauga High School student Issac Smith practices “The Dragoons of Villars” overture with other members of the trumpet section. Both the high school band and orchestra groups will perform the end-of-the-year concerts at Rosen Concert Hall on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. Photo by Marie Freeman
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School board supports tax increase
The Watauga County commissioners continued work on the 2005-06 budget at a Tuesday work session, discussing education and Sheriff’s Office budgets.
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High Country Briefs: Grand jury, police and sheriff’s reports
Grand jury: Boone man arrested on sexual assault charges
The alleged sexual assault on an Appalachian State University student last fall has resulted in a grand jury indictment and the arrest of a Boone man.
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Storyteller discovers public school roots
Watauga County has a proud educational tradition, but the development of a successful public school system in the mountains took a few detours after the Civil War.
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Small business help scores inWatauga
Let the scoring begin.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) has opened a branch in Boone in hopes of helping businesses succeed.
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Chamber celebrates small biz
It’s a big acknowledgment of small business, and it’s now in its 18th year.
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Small Business Week May 16 to 20, and chamber vice president Laurette Leagon was surprised to find a sizable number of new participants registered for the week’s festivities — 16, to be exact, several of them new to the area.
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May 9, 2005
 Why I love mom
Makayla Hicks smiles at her mother as she reads a story she has written for her. The students in Anne Donadio’s and Judy Davis’ first-grade class at Cove Creek Elementary School honored their mothers with a special tea on Friday. Photo by Marie Freeman
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Fugitive chase ends Friday
A Tennessee fugitive ran from Watauga County sheriff’s deputies when they tried to arrest him in a remote portion of northwest Watauga County Friday, only to be caught later near Boone.
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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx headlines GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner
The Watauga County Republican Party’s political and spiritual agenda were the main course at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday.
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Officials weigh: What to do with Howard Street?
When discussing the Howard Street beautification project, opinions run down one-and two-way streets.
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Develop good values system and practice good ethics, ASU graduates told
Students traded their baseball caps, visors and other youthful headwear for the traditional black mortar board and tassel to participate in commencement ceremonies May 7 and 8 at Appalachian State University.
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