June 17, 2005
Gonna soak up the sun
Along with several others, from left, Tara Wicker and Staci Brown enjoy lunch and a sunny day Wednesday on the grounds of the Daniel Boone Park in Boone. Photo by Jason Reagan |
Town Council may tweak water rules
When the Boone Town Council tapped its water-use ordinance into effect, council members knew it may need some tweaking as the year progressed.
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Counselors: Fatherhood still matters
There are many different kinds of fathers, and it’s the role modeling that’s just as important as providing genetic material.
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Police search for alleged check thief
Boone Police and Watauga County Crimestoppers are asking for help locating a man they say tried three times to cash a stolen check at two local banks last month.
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Ham operators shine in emergencies
A local club has a mission to ham it up while being prepared to help spread the word in emergencies.
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School board removes agriculture program
Watauga High School will have no agriculture program during the 2005-2006 school year.
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Detective Matt Stevens goes beyond ‘just the facts’
At first glance, Boone Police detective Matt Stevens might fool you.
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June 15, 2005
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Hunter Levan demonstrates a staff fighting form of kung fu before opening ceremonies at the 2005 Relay For Life Friday at the Valle Crucis Community Park. Levan and other students of the Blue Ridge Kung Fu Academy of Boone demonstrated several techniques before the Relay officially began. The event and a year's worth of fundraising helped raise around $282,000 to help fund cancer research. More donations will be accepted through August. Photo by Jason Reagan |
HUD housing audit almost closed; six complaints still pending against NRHA
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has closed out most of the recommendations made after a 2003 audit of the Northwestern Regional Housing Authority.
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SBI child porn probe snags 2005 WHS graduate
Using new software that can reach through the Internet to scan home computers for illegal files, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation arrested a recent Watauga High graduate and 10 others across the state on child-porn related charges.
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Town Council mulls $16 million budget
The Boone Town Council is considering a budget of more than $16 million for fiscal year 2005-06.
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High Country Briefs: Newland woman charged in June 10 murder
A Newland woman has been charged with murder in the death of an Avery County man. Gloria Hughes Estes, 53, was arrested on June 10 after Samuel “Sammy” Joe Roberson, 59 of Newland, was found dead from severe trauma to the head.
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Town budget will tap higher water rates
In reviewing its recommended budget for fiscal year 2005-06, the Boone Town Council agreed to raise the rates of water and sewer service, described by town manager Greg Young as “a significant increase for this fiscal year.”
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Special projects find a place in Boone budget
The Boone Town Council dove into its budget for the fiscal year 2005-06 Tuesday at the first of two budget workshops to fine tune the extensive document.
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June 13, 2005
Relay above
Volunteers (with yellow shirts) with the Watauga County Chapter of the American Cancer Society wave to the camera along with other participants at the 2005 Relay For Life at the Valle Crucis Community Park on Friday. Photo by Jason Reagan |
Cause of patient’s death still a mystery
The body of a 52-year-old mental-health patient was discovered in a Blowing Rock residential area Friday and police are still not sure what caused his death.
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High Country Briefs: Crime roundup
The Sheriff’s office arrested a man Tuesday they say stole a pickup truck in Tennessee but was so drunk he needed to enlist another man to drive it.
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Lisa Reynolds named top coach
Watauga County coaches earn a lot of recognition, but Lisa Reynolds brings home the gold in a sport where winning truly isn’t everything.
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