April 14, 2006

 

Amazing Danny Campbell of Ross Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge receives his Amazing Customer Service award from Harry Davis, chairman of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. For more on the champions of service, please link with the article below. Photo by Mark Mitchell

Meth labs decreasing; drug getting stronger

LENOIR – New laws and smarter law enforcement have for the first time in five years slowed the proliferation of “mom and pop” methamphetamine labs statewide, but the chairman of a House subcommittee acknowledged it’s caused an increased demand for a much more potent strain of Mexican meth to replace it.

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‘Amazing’ employees singled out

For the sixth year, the Amazing Customer Service Awards were presented by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce to High Country employees who exemplify exceptional customer service.

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ASU receives $458,000 for state energy plan

Appalachian State University’s Energy Center has received a $458,000 grant from the N.C. State Energy Office to continue work implementing the State Energy Plan that was developed in 2003 for the N.C. Energy Policy Council.

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Economics served up at lecture series

Economics was the main course at Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business’s CEO Executive Luncheon.

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April 12, 2006

Tired of winter Sam Milner, 9, pushes his friend, Hunter Allen, 8, on a tire swing in Hunter’s yard in Blowing Rock during a recent spring Sunday afternoon. Photo by Marie Freeman

Farmer finds new ways to use old land

Jim Henson has found a way to keep his 250-acre parcel of mountain land in Valle Crucis by using part of it for crops.

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So what’s going on with Howard Street?

The Boone Town Council discussed the future of Howard Street at its annual retreat Friday. Funding considerations for revamping the downtown roadway was the Howard Street topic du jour, and council member Dempsey Wilcox said the next step in the process is to hire a bond council to get the project rolling.

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Sheriff’s reports:

The following reports were obtained from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.  March 25 — A marijuana pipe was seized from a residence on the 7500 block of Old U.S. 421, in Zionville.  Three multi-colored glass marijuana pipes and two packs of cigarette rolling paper were seized from a home on Hodges Gap Road.

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Storm water talk floods retreat

Storm water made a splash at the Boone Town Council’s annual retreat Friday.

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Workers fight future flooding

A federal grant program wrapped up Friday that gave displaced workers jobs and also cleaned up debris from streams that threatened to cause future flooding.

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April 10, 2006

Going for the goal Chandler Clark looks through a hollow section of one of the goal posts torn down by Appalachian State fans during last year’s Furman-ASU playoff game. The goal post sections were on sale at Sunday’s Mountaineer spring scrimmage game between the defense and offense. Photo by Marie Freeman

Museum at Horn?

The Appalachian Cultural Museum in the West? Or the Horn in the Museum?  Either way, the Boone Town Council thinks the Appalachian Cultural Museum and Horn in the West may complement each other, and that relocating the museum on the Horn grounds could be beneficial for both.

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Council retreat raises more issues

Discussion ran the gamut of topics at the Boone Town Council’s annual retreat Friday, April 7.  One such topic was steep-slope development, a hot button issue throughout town for the last couple years.

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Local Democrats hear from House hopefuls

Local Democrats got a chance to hear their candidates for the Fifth District Congressional seat Thursday night.

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Immigration debate gets local

A bill to address immigrant workers has drawn the attention of some local officials and farmers.

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Trustees OK new entrepreneur center

The Appalachian State University Board of Trustees authorized the establishment of several new institutes at its March regular meeting.

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