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November 10 , 2006
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Hairy situation
Members of the Watauga High School football team are sporting new mohawk haircuts to celebrate their journey into the playoff season. The team takes on the North Forsyth Vikings Friday evening at Jack Groce stadium in Boone. For more on the game, please link with sports in the side menu. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Democrats sweep polls
Democrats swept local elections in unofficial returns Tuesday, gaining complete control of county government. With victories by incumbent Billy Ralph Winkler and newcomers John Cooper and Mary Moretz, the Democrats now hold all five seats on the county commission.  Winkler, a high school band teacher, and Cooper, the owner of the Mast Store chain, won four-year terms. Moretz, a retired high school history teacher, won a two-year term.
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New breed of veterans celebrate special day
A new generation of veterans will experience their nascent Veteran’s Day celebrations this week, as the area has a number of soldiers who served active combat duty in Iraq.
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Analysts predict moderation
A local political analyst believes the strong Democratic performance in Tuesday’s elections may trigger some short-term changes, but will likely result in more moderate positions taken by members of both parties.
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November 8 , 2006
Democrats Dominate
Several winning Democratic candidates took the stage at Boone Saloon along with spouses and party officials after Democrats won most of the races in the midterm election on Tuesday night. For all unofficial results, click here. Photo by Jeff Eason
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Prelim: Hagaman beats Shook
in Watauga Sheriff race
by less than 100..recount likely
Rainy day blooms Democrats
Commission: Moretz, Cooper, Winkler win
Tarleton unseats Wilson in State House
School Board: Younce, Warren, Henries
Republicans salvage U.S. House seat
Foxx avoids Sharpe jab; Goss takes Blust in his
backyard in state senate race
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS
Getting pelted at the polls
From left, Donna Duke and Chris Betz stump for their favorite candidates outside the Watauga County Courthouse on Tuesday — Election Day — amid a downpour. Although experts say showers often dampen voter turnout, both parties are optimistic about making gains in the midterm contests. More than 5,400 residents participated in early voting. For complete election results as they come in, log on to www.wataugademocrat.com. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Knob fire launches dangerous season
A fire Sunday on Howard’s Knob brought the fall fire season to a precarious start. Typically, the season starts as early as the middle of October and lasts through mid-December, though weather proved wet enough to postpone the inevitable, when the call came in 2:23 p.m. Sunday.
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Big cats and coyotes? What’s in the forest?
Are big cats stalking the night woods of the High Country? A number of people have reported seeing what they believed to be mountain lions, as well as increased numbers of coyotes and bobcats, over the past few years, and though hard evidence remains lacking, the reports are enough to generate interest as hunting season deepens.
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Local jobless rate stays low
Watauga County had the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the state for the month of September. The county followed suit with numerous other North Carolina counties by achieving an unemployment rate of less than 5 percent, according to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.
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Playmakers play well at fest
The Pioneer Playmakers, Watauga High School’s advanced acting class, won several awards at the regional level of the N.C. Theater Conference’s High School Play Festival, held last weekend.
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WHS seniors string to the top spot
Four Watauga High School seniors will represent their school in the North Carolina Honors Orchestra Nov. 10-12 at the N.C. School of the Arts in Winston Salem. Cindy Burton, who plays viola, as well as cellists Elisabeth Freeman, Alex Craig, and Emma Dunlap-Grube, were selected from the top students in the Western Region of North Carolina. They will join the top students in the eastern region for this upcoming event, conducted by William LaRue Jones, professor of music and director of orchestral studies at the University of Iowa.
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November 6 , 2006
Honoring ‘Doc Broc’
From left, Christof den Biggelaar hands off the Farm and Food Steward Award to Charles Church during Thursday’s 51st annual Farm-City Banquet at Boone United Methodist Church. Church’s groundbreaking efforts in cultivating organic broccoli on his Valle Crucis farm have earned him the nickname “Doc Broc.” Photo by Marie Freeman |
Nov. 7: It’s all over but the voting
Watauga County’s 20 polling precincts will be open for business on Tuesday, with a relatively strong turnout expected despite a midterm election. Three county commission races are on the ballot, as well as a sheriff’s race. Three seats on the board of education are open as well.
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Farm-City Banquet blossoms in its 51st harvest
Approximately 250 people were on hand Thursday evening to honor the Farm-City concept in Watauga County. This year’s 51st annual Farm City Banquet was a “zero-waste” event, with the food purchased at “fair market value” from local farmers – including chicken, potatoes and collard greens. It was all prepared by Jackie Brown of Accidental Bakery in Ashe County.
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Watauga sheriff’s report:
Oct. 24 — William Clyde Tester, Jr., 43, of 3500 U.S. 421 N, Vilas, was charged with a misdemeanor alleging he possessed or obtained medicines containing pseudoephedrine in excess of legal limits. He was placed under a $500 unsecured bond and scheduled to appear Nov. 27 in District Court.
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Animal ordinance hearing scheduled
Local pet owners will get a chance to guide the drafting of a revised animal control ordinance. The Watauga County board of commissioners scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 21, seeking input as the next stage in a process that has been underway for about a year. The latest draft of the ordinance revision is posted on the county’s Web site at wataugacounty.org.
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Foxx sign dispute leads to charges
The daughter of a congressional candidate became embroiled in a dispute about one of her mother’s campaign signs.
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Chamber and Rotary honor firefighters
Few things say “thank you” like a full breakfast at the Dan’l Boone Inn.
The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce and Boone Sunrise Rotary Club extended such thanks to Watauga County’s firefighters at a special “Wake Up, Watauga” Friday.
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