September 2, 2005
Gas crunch
Johnny Davis changes the prices on gas at The Country Corner store on N.C. 194 on Thursday afternoon. The day was one to remember, as gas prices soared in the area due to fears of supplies being cut off because of damage to a Gulf Coast refinery. For more on the situation, please link with the stories below. Photo by Mark Mitchell
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Gulf Coast refinery damage stops fuel flow to High Country; prices soar
Escalating gas prices have caused waiting lines at the pump, shortages of some fuel grades, and changes to some Labor Day travel plans.
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Crunch criminals: Drive-offs speed up
What’s the newest hot property on the local black market? If you guessed plasma screen TVs, cell phones or lap top computers, guess again
It’s gasoline.
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How will the crunch affect our economy?
In the times of high gas prices, the Boone Convention and Visitors Bureau has marketed the High Country to the Raleigh-Durham area, describing it as “Just a half tank away.”
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Travel ban changes App State plans
With Gov. Mike Easley’s ban on non-essential state traffic for state employees and agencies, Appalachian State University, despite its elevation, has fallen into the same fold.
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Red Cross offers ways to assist hurricane victims
High Country residents searching for ways to help victims of Hurricane Katrina can do so with their checkbooks and the stroke of a pen. They can contribute to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund, but that’s not the only way they can help out through the Red Cross.
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Consumers can report gas-price fixing
The sharp pain many motorists felt as they handed that fist full of 20s over to the gas station clerk after the last fill-up? Whatever it was, it definitely was not a gouge.
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Emergency agencies plan for gas crunch
As gas prices soar and supplies dwindle, local law enforcement officials are looking for ways to conserve fuel without compromising public safety.
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ASU officer arrested and fired in theft case
An investigation by the Appalachian State University Police and State Bureau of Investigation has led to the arrest of a former ASU police office in connection with the theft of nearly $25,000 in cash, checks and credit card receipts earlier this summer.
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Public gets first look at possible new high school
The Watauga County commissioners and school board on Thursday got their first look at engineering options for construction and renovation at Watauga High School.
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August 31, 2005
Good Samaritans
Members of the Samaritan’s relief team from Boone take a moment to pray before embarking on a relief mission to Mobile, Ala. For more on the story, please link with the article below. Samaritan’s Purse photo by Paul Sherar
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Helping hands after Katrina; Wataugans offer relief
Though the victims of Hurricane Katrina are hundreds of miles away, relief efforts are already launching from Watauga County.
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Vilas woman wins $650,000 fuel spill lawsuit
A Vilas woman has won a lawsuit resulting from a fuel-tank spill in 2002. On Monday, a jury awarded Kate H. Ellison $650,000 in damages caused by leaking underground fuel storage tanks at the B & B Minimart on U.S. 321 west of Boone. The leaks are alleged to have occurred around Jan. 5, 2002, when contamination showed up in surrounding homes and wells.
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County emergency chief keeps eyes on big storms
With the Southeastern U.S. entering what promises to be one of its most active storm seasons on record, Watauga Office of Emergency Management director Lisa Danner never steps out her front door without a good long look at her favorite television show.
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Preserving Watauga’s heritage
Local government and tourism officials got their first glimpse Tuesday of Watauga’s plan as a participating county in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA).
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August 29, 2005
It's that time again
Zeb Speir of Valle Crucis moves the ball forward during practice, while Matthew Greene (No. 27) of Bethel and Jacob Helms of Hardin Park move to tackle him. All are third-graders who play for the Watauga County Parks and Recreation Mite League. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Anti-obesity program will target Watauga County
Watauga County has been selected for a program designed to promote physical activity and decrease obesity.
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High Country Briefs: ASU student killed
The N.C. Highway Patrol has released the name of an Appalachian State University student killed last week in a late evening collision on the N.C. 105 bypass.
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Boone native serves in ‘Operation Blackboard’
FALLUJAH, Iraq — One thing makes the hours Cpl. Dan Plane and his fellow Marines spend toiling under the scorching Iraqi sun worth it; the smiles, waves and cheers kids give them as they patrol by.
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Law Enforcement Day draws a crowd
The skies over Boone Saturday threatened rain, but Tiffany Minor could only see a bright future for her annual Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Day.
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