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It's for the birds
A bird finds a temporary perch upon a cattail growing along the edge of the Valle Crucis pond. An unusually warm December led to some odd birds in the annual Christmas bird count conducted by the National Audubon Society. For more on what the bird count found, Read On.
Photo by Marie Freeman |
Question: Why is Sqrambled Scuares celebrating next week?
Two-hundred episodes. That would be “wounth-redd odiseeps” in “Sqrambled Scuares” speak. Regardless of spelling, the message remains the same: the High Country’s own game show is celebrating its 200th episode on Jan. 18. Read More
Sheriff’s reports:
Dec. 28 — Pansy Sanders, 55, of 114 Mulberry Cove Rd., Boone, was arrested and charged with four felony counts of possession or distribution of a precursor chemical. His bail was $10,000 and a Feb. 22 District Court hearing was scheduled. Read More
Ranger has Globe’s future in her hands
Now that the second public-comment period for the Globe Project has ended, the next decision rests with one person. Joy Malone, district ranger for the Grandfather District of the Pisgah National Forest, is perusing the comments submitted through Jan. 2 about the U.S. Forest Service cutting project near Blowing Rock. Malone said once she makes her decision, there will be a 45-day window for appeals of the decision. Read More
Winter driving 101: Part 2
Want to know about chains? Phil Critcher can deliver. Literally. He delivers. Read More
I Have a Dream Week
It seems ironic that next week’s celebration of love and diversity was initially inspired by a planned demonstration of hate, but according to Cindy Pacileo, one of I Have a Dream Week’s founders, that’s the way the story goes. When members of the community learned a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan was planning marches in Boone and Blowing Rock for that April 19, 1992, they reacted by planning events of their own, but these events were to embrace cultural differences rather than reject them. Read More
JANUARY 10, 2007
Overturned
The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a single-car accident in which a Jeep overturned early Monday afternoon. An ambulance carried at least one victim from the scene with unspecified injuries. By Tuesday morning, the state Highway Patrol had not released the names, or the number, of those involved in the crash. Fire officials were called to the scene initially to help free a person reported to be trapped in the wreckage. The victim reportedly was freed before the firefighters arrived. Look for updates as they become available on wataugademocrat.com. Photo by Marie Freeman |
New state senator takes oath
Democrat Steve Goss took his oath to serve the 45th North Carolina Senate District in the place where he grew up and pledged to represent in the General Assembly. Read More
County association hopes for unified front by officials
If you want to gain the ear of the General Assembly, sometimes a chorus of hundreds is better than a lone voice in the wilderness. Read More
Faculty hears university plans
Graduate student stipends and strategic planning domainted discussions at Appalachian State University’s 2007 spring faculty meeting last Thursday. The meetings are held each semester and are intended to brief faculty members on university happenings and plans. Read More
Extension office harvests new plan
Watauga County could be healthier, greener and more sustainable under a crop of agricultural planning initiatives. The advisory leadership council of the Watauga County Cooperative Extension Service met Monday, with a soup-and-salad luncheon and a sharing of quarterly progress reports. Read More
JANUARY 8, 2007
 Fatality on U.S. 221
A 67-year-old Linville woman died Thursday morning when her Jeep Cherokee hit a patch of black ice and overturned.
Trooper J.D. Boone of the N.C. Highway Patrol said it appeared that the victim, Kathleen Lowman, lost control on the ice, crossed the center line and struck an embankment on the left shoulder of U.S. 221. Photo by Jerry Burns
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Watauga could lose $62,000 due to projected lottery dip
Proceeds from the educational lottery are lower than projected, and Watauga County’s school construction funds could come up $62,000 short because of it. Read More
Safety experts urge us to toss out that tree
You decked the halls admirably this year. Dazzled the neighbors with the 25-foot nativity scene shaped entirely of silver and gold neon tubing. Played Santa at the second-grade recital. Recovered much faster than anyone thought possible after that unfortunate choose-and-cut accident. And the tree was the sensation of the little Christmas Eve get-together with Mom, Aunt Sally and Uncle Rolff. was a wonderful holiday, everyone agrees. Now, throw out the tree. It’s served its purpose, but now it’s overstayed its welcome. Get rid of it. Read More
Watauga Democrat employee injured
A 19-year-old newspaper mailroom worker was injured Thursday morning when a delivery van pinned his legs between its rear bumper and a loading dock. Alex Fish was airlifted to Johnson City (Tenn.) Medical Center at about 10:15 a.m. with injuries to both legs. Read More
TDA reports increase in travel revenues
Watauga County could soon have a new Web site designed to draw more visitors to the area, while new occupancy tax revenues are already much higher than originally projected. Read More
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