November 4, 2005
Farm-City celebrates 50 years
The 50th annual Farm-City Banquet was held Thursday with the theme "50 Years of Tradition: 1955-2005." The evening honors the county's relationship between rural and urban lifestyles. The gathering is designed as a way to encourage the sharing of ideas and information about jobs, community life and the many ways farms and cities support each other, and the tremendous impact on our daily lives, regardless of what geographical location we may live or work in. Among those honored was Denny Norris, his wife Charlotte and family members as the 2005 Farm Family of the Year. Photo by Marie Freeman. For more photos, click here Farm-City...
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Noonday protest
More than 150 people gathered on Sanford Mall onWednesday to protest the policies of the Bush administration — specially the war in Iraq. The protest was affiliated with the national World Can’t Wait campaign. Part of the protest included a class walk-out at ASU and much of the protest was organized by students. The protest march from ASU to downtown Boone and later included a candlelight vigil. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Trial on drug and child abduction charges delayed
Alisha Ann Chambers has a new attorney and will wait until next year to resolve drug and child abduction charges following motions filed in Watauga Superior Court this week.
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Audit: ‘Not excessive but still in good shape’
Watauga County received a positive financial audit, but may need a grants administrator to streamline some recordkeeping.
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WHS installs security cameras
Watauga High School will soon have more security cameras through a joint effort of various school supporters.
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Watauga County Sheriff Reports
Oct. 20: A woman said she was struck in the face at a residence on Bluebonnet Drive, Boone. On Hawks Nest Drive, a boy claimed one of his parents scratched his face and pulled his hair.
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ASU wine program takes root
After seeing several campus projects come to fruition this past year, Appalachian State University Chancellor Ken Peacock is setting his sights on fruit of a different vine — wine.
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Septic tank inspection streamlined
Local developers are seeing a shorter wait for septic tank inspections after changes in health department operations.
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ASU employees exceed fundraising goal
Once again, Appalachian State University’s State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) has exceeded its goal.
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Board funds juvenile crime prevention
The Watauga County commissioners mulled over the possibility of approving a local appropriation to offset a state budget cut, prompting a discussion of "unfunded mandates."
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November 2, 2005
What a green thumb!
Pat Paal brought in this photo of her mother, Vickie Yates, with a 35-pound winter squash that she grew in her Vilas garden. “My mother is a gardener and a half. Since harvesting them, she has been busy cooking the squash for pies to give her neighbors," Paal said. Photo submitted.
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Parking scramble: Renovations will eat away courthouse spaces
Courthouse parking will be at a premium for the next two years. Crews recently began tearing up two parking lots at the Queen Street entrance to the courthouse as part of extensive renovations and expansion.
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West Jefferson child dies in Watauga accident
A six-year-old boy died Sunday afternoon after an accident at a local business.
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Tags now available at license office
Watauga County residents will be able to obtain some vehicle registration services in Boone until a new tag office is established. The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will be shouldering some of the load through the Boone Driver License Office located at 4469 Bamboo Road.
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Watauga jobless rate stays low
Watauga County tied with Jackson County for the third lowest unemployment rate in the state for the month of September.
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Author draws on prison volunteer experience for award-winning work
When Joseph Bathanti took advantage of his past of being “in and out of prisons,” it didn’t mean he learned how to crack safes or hot wire cars.
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October 31, 2005
We're No. 1
From left, Christine Wesche, Catherine Magruder and Haley Ellis read the Saturday edition of the Charlotte Observer before the Appalachian State University homecoming game at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Saturday. A leading sports story in the Observer ranked the Mountaineers as the top college team in North Carolina. ASU lived up to the ranking by beating the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga that day. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Tweetsie’s future still clear as a ghost
With Tweetsie Railroad finishing up its season with the last Ghost Train this weekend, the theme park’s future is just as unsettled as it was at the beginning of the season.
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News Briefs: Woman faces charges today
A Boone woman accused of allowing a 33-year-old man to have sex with her 15-year-old daughter is scheduled to be in court this morning on the charges.
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Todd resident weaves hemp, law into film
Todd resident Kevin Balling combined his interest in agriculture with his chosen profession to produce a video on a potential cash crop that could help replace tobacco.
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Common sense can fight forest fires
Though temperatures may have dropped significantly since earlier this month, temperatures in the forest can easily rise to dangerous and deadly levels. The main cause? Carelessness.
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Regional Development Institute gears up
The Appalachian Regional Development Institute is gearing up for a busy season. Starting Tuesday is its acclaimed Watauga Entrepreneur Development Partnership program, which started last year with a $50,000 grant from the rural center to promote entrepreneurship in Watauga County.
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