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November 17 , 2006
Breaking news:
Election recount next week
Though the count of provisional votes widened the gap between two close races, two Watauga candidates are eligible for recounts.
After the opening of 170 approved provisional ballots Friday, Democrat Len “L.D.” Hagaman expanded his lead against incumbent sheriff Mark Shook by 33 votes. Read More...
Red Cross will send videos to soldiers
Family and friends of overseas, active-duty military personnel will gather to put faces with their well wishes Sunday. The American Red Cross is hosting a Video Connect program, in which loved ones of service members can send a video message directly to a soldier. The Red Cross chapter in Charlotte arranged the event, taking place Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Boone.
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Dog returned to owner after theft in Blowing Rock
A South Carolina woman, whose dog and car disappeared two weeks ago from a Blowing Rock gas station, has been reunited with her stolen bloodhound and her car.
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Welding is hot, hot, hot
It’s a blistering time to be a skilled welder. “It is a hot job and pays good money,” Watauga High School senior Dirk Wilson said as he and seven of his classmates in the welding II class waited for David Reemes, an N.C. welding-certification inspector, to arrive on campus to administer a 3G welding test — an rigorous exam that will determine whether or not students can get a job in the real world.
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Noted photographer moving to downtown Boone
Photographer Bob Caldwell has seen many changes in the High Country, most of them through the lens of his camera. The latest change hits a little closer to home, as he relocates both his dwelling and his Boone business due to a zoning change and proposed mixed-use development.
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Council members release steep-slope comparisons
It’s been more than a month since the Boone Town Council adopted regulations for steep slope development and view-shed preservation amid a landslide of controversy. The council’s actions have been called brave by some and ludicrous by others. Council members Bunk Spann and Lynne Mason recently released a report they say separates fact and fiction.
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November 15 , 2006
Ringing in the season
Volunteer decorator Lauren Tierney adjusts a wreath in a window at the Jones House Community and Cultural Center in downtown Boone. The Jones House will re-open Nov. 24 with decorations in “every nook and cranny from head to toe,” Watauga Arts Council executive director Cherry Johnson said. Organizers have invited everyone to enjoy the decorations, as well as complimentary cider and cookies. A tree lighting is scheduled for Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Photo by Marie Freeman
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Relay For Life places second in U.S.
Falling short of first place for the first time in six years for its population group in the nation, Watauga County’s Relay For Life raised $286,553.19 during 2006.
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Looking for Cone Manor input
Blue Ridge Parkway officials are holding two public meetings this week to gather input on the future of the Moses H. Cone Park and Manor. The input sessions are part of the management process for the park near Blowing Rock.
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ASU cultivates wine-teaching grant
Grant Holder, professor of chemistry at Appalachian State University, is uncorking yet another grant for the university’s enology and viticulture program, this one in the vintage of $65,000 from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Planners float away from balloon proposal
The Boone Area Planning Commission deflated a text amendment to regulate the commercial use of balloons. its regular meeting Monday, the commission addressed zoning cases from last week’s quarterly public hearing, including a Boone Town Council-initiated zoning text amendment that would modify the Unified Development Ordinance to define balloons and provide guidelines on their use as temporary signs.
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Boone planning commission OKs four items
The Boone Area Planning Commission recommended approval for four of the items from last week’s quarterly public hearing. The first item was a zoning change request from resident Randolph Johnson. According to a Boone Development Services staff report, Johnson submitted a request to change the zoning classification of 169 Rogers Dr. from R-1 (single-family residential) to CD-R3 (conditional district multi-family residential).
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Mast Store launches Green Power Plan
The Mast General Store became the first regional business to step forward as a significant investor in “green power.”
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November 13 , 2006
Sweet victory
Watauga High School head football coach Adrian Snow celebrates after a field goal gave the Pioneers a 20-19 victory against North Forsyth Friday evening at Jack Groce stadium in Boone. The Pioneers will face Greensboro Pace in the second round of conference playoffs Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Boone. Please link with sports in the side menu for more details. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Sheriff’s race: 98-vote margin; Mark Shook will seek recount
A recount in the Watauga County Sheriff’s race is probable after the official canvass scheduled for Nov. 17. Sheriff Mark Shook has confirmed he will request a recount, if eligible, following Friday’s official count of and certification of the ballots. Under state statute, candidates can request a recount if there is a 1-percent or smaller difference between the winning and losing candidates. In unofficial returns, Shook trailed Democratic challenger Len “L.D.” Hagaman by 98 votes, a difference of about a third of a percentage point.
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Laurelmor property: Ginn auction draws $150M
Ginn Clubs & Resorts held a property sale that may have broken state records for the value of resort property sold in a single day. The company held the event at Laurelmor, a resort the company is developing in southeastern Watauga County. The property, which encompasses more than 6,200 acres and crosses into Wilkes County, has been under development for nearly two years, and Saturday was the first opportunity for customers to tour the property and sign contracts for some of the lots offered in the first phase of the development.
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New ABCs change scores
Public Schools of North Carolina made many changes to the ABCs for Public Education accountability model in 2006 and schools statewide are feeling the changes as they receive their results. Watauga County Schools in no exception.
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Woman seeks clues for her stolen car, dog
Jennifer Kembrell had been drawn from her South Carolina home to Watauga County by the memory of a pleasant visit years before. The only urgent tasks on her to-do list on Nov. 5 were rest, relaxation and a few brisk walks with her 125-pound blood hound, Blue. What Kembrell stumbled into instead was Watauga’s uglier side when her car and her dog were snatched away during a two-minute roadside break.
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Employee campaign surpasses $131K goal
A little extra’s always good. This was demonstrated with Appalachian State University’s 2006 State Employees Combined Campaign, which proved to be a staggering success.
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Minority status awaits Foxx with House shift
Though 5th District U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx handily beat back her challenger in last week’s elections, she returns to a Congress in which she is now in the minority party.
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Balloons, skate park buoy town meeting
The Boone Town Council and Boone Area Planning Commission hosted the town’s fall quarterly public hearing Thursday, Nov. 9. First on the agenda was a zoning change request from resident Randolph Johnson. According to a Boone Development Services staff report, Johnson has submitted a request to change the zoning classification of 169 Rogers Dr. from R-1 (single-family residential) to CD-R3 (conditional district multi-family residential).
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