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Archived: July 21, 2006
Summer bounty
Eight-year-old Sullivan Wilkes shows a huge zuchini squash that grew in his father’s garden in Creston. He and his father were at the Wednesday Watauga County Farmers’ Market, now open on both Wednesdays and Saturdays. For more on what’s happening at the market, please link with the story below. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Officials to announce plans for future of WHS
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners announced a joint meeting to let the public in on plans for the future of Watauga High School. Commissioner Jim Deal said a public joint meeting of the Board of Education and commissioners was scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. to discuss the possible sale of the high school and possible land purchase.
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Man crushed between two vehicles
A 45-year-old Fleetwood man is in fair condition at the Johnson City Medical Center after being crushed between a truck and a front-end loader Tuesday on the Laurelmor Parkway.
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Fresh at the market: The bounty of summer
The farmers’ market is not just for weekend leisure time anymore. The Watauga County Farmers’ Market’s Wednesday morning hours have started and, while not as crowded as during the regular Saturday hours, offer consumers a chance to get morning-fresh crops and growers and craftspeople another opportunity to meet the public.
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Press Association honors the late Hugh Morton
Hugh Morton was honored at the 133rd annual North Carolina Press Convention last week by the press association’s announcement of the establishment of the Hugh Morton Press Photographer of the Year Award.
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County close to making history with wind power
Watauga County moved within a breath of being the first county in the state to have a wind ordinance Tuesday night.
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Appalachian Cultural Museum mulls move
An exhibit in itself, a meeting held to discuss the future of the Appalachian Cultural Museum saw a crowd of more than 30 people attend, ranging from museum staff to local government officials to concerned citizens.
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July 19, 2006
Disappointments drove Chambers to violate probation, says sister
The older sister of Alisha Ann Chambers said her sister fled a drug treatment program out of frustration over what she saw as broken promises and her lover’s lighter sentence.
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Special meeting to address possible museum move
Imagine the Appalachian Hickory Horn Homestead Cultural Ridge Museum in the West. The name would, most likely, be considerably shorter, but as the Appalachian Cultural Museum could possibly relocate to the Horn in the West area, the Boone Town Council will host a special meeting Wednesday to address all questions and concerns.
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Officials still receiving offers on WHS
The Watauga County commissioners and school board met in closed session Monday evening to discuss high school-related issues, taking no formal action. The board received a report from a subcommittee comprised of several officials from the school system and county government.
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July 17, 2006
What’s up Doc?
Tommy Walsh (left) introduces his granddaughter, Mattie, 2, to Grammy-winning local music legend Doc Watson at the MusicFest in Sugar Grove on Saturday. The festival, which drew 2,500 over its Friday and Saturday run, featured such groups as the East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Lost Ridge Band, The Cockman Family, Amantha Mill, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Southern Accent and several other bands. The festival also included the unveiling of the Doc and Rosa Lee Watson Scholarship. Photo by Marie Freeman
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Occupancy tax trickles in
Watauga County’s new occupancy tax is now slowly filling the coffers, and in a few months could be helping boost area tourism and lodging.
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Slope plan will be unveiled
The Boone Steep Slope and Multi-Family Development Task Force has moved uphill in its charge to compose regulations for steep slope development and will present its recommendations to the Boone Town Council Thursday.
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Watauga history revived in book
It’s about a half a century overdue, but Watauga County now has a new comprehensive history.
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State Senate faces lobby reform measures
The N.C. Senate will be addressing lobby reform measures this week that could place more stringent limits on how campaign money is raised.
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MountainKeepers reach council summit
A local mountain-preservation group topped a new peak with the town of Boone last week. The MountainKeepers garnered the support of the Boone Town Council at a special meeting last Thursday, hoping to coordinate each other’s vision to better the community.
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