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Avery comes to Watauga
Avery Elizabeth Mortez, daughter of Jennifer and Brad Moretz, was the first baby born in 2008 at the Watauga Medical Center Tuesday She entered the world at 7 a.m. at a weight of 7 pounds, 13 ounces. As such, the Moretz family received an antique white cradle, along with custom Greenbrier bedding donated by Lucretia’s Fine Children’s Apparel, Gifts and Furniture in Blowing Rock. Photo submitted
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Breaking News: Impaired driver crashes on Old 421
Traffic was stopped on Old 421 in Boone midday on Thursday due to a vehicle rollover.
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A new year means 40 new state laws
Forty new state laws that took affect on Jan. 1 covering everything from where you light up to where you can gather to complain about it. Read more.
Watauga County sheriff’s reports
Dec. 18 — Damage to property was reported on the grounds of Valle Crucis Elementary School. A bus struck a Pontiac car, causing approximately $1,000 in damage. Read more.
AppalCART looking for a ‘positive symbol’
AppalCART is looking for ideas or proposals for art projects in connection with the building of a new AppalCART bus station on the N.C. 105 Bypass. Read more.
Statewide burn ban lifted
Recent rainfall has provided some relief to High Country. The statewide burning ban was lifted at 5 p.m. Thursday. The ban has been in effect since October due to severe drought conditions.
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Humane Society launches spay/neuter campaign
The Watauga Humane Society is launching its 2008 Prevent a Litter…Fix Your Critter campaign, an informational campaign encouraging area residents to have their pets spayed or neutered.
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January 2, 2008
Icy roads Wednesday
Accident leads to hypothermia
Icy conditions were to blame for an accident on U.S. 321 in Sugar Grove Wednesday morning. Amanda Derrick, 31, of Kingsport, Tenn., was traveling southbound in a 1996 Saturn, when she lost control of the vehicle near Phillips Branch Road. The Saturn dropped off the left side of the road, rolling onto its top and landing in Cove Creek. Watauga Medics transported both Derrick and her passenger, Joshua Hash, 28, of Kingsport, Tenn., to the Watauga Medical Center where they were treated for minor injuries and hypothermia due to the cold water. The Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol also responded to the scene. Derrick was not charged in the incident, though driving too fast for weather conditions was cited on the accident report. There have been several motorists to lose control of their vehicles on Wednesday's icy roads. However, both the Highway Patrol and Boone Police Department reported no serious accidents as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Members of the Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department are shown checking for additional passengers after the accident occurred on Phillips Branch Road.
Photo and story by Melanie Davis (Posted at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 2) |
Breaking news: Home invasion leaves one person hospitalized
A New Year's Day home invasion has left one person in the hospital. Deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff's Office and a trooper from the N.C. Highway Patrol responded just after 7 p.m. to a home on Wards Branch Road in the Sugar Grove area of Watauga County. Read more. (Posted at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 2)
Snowy day two of new year
The Watauga forecast from the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., calls for snow showers this morning, with snow showers likely this afternoon. It is also forecasting an additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches, except 3 to 6 inches on higher west facing slopes. It will also be windy and much colder, with highs 14 to 19, with northwest winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph. The wind chill values will be as low as 4 below. Tonight, there will be areas of blowing snow in the evening and mostly cloudy, with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Additional snow accumulation is forecast for 1 to 2 inches. Tonight’s temperature should be around 14, with northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph. Wind chill values will be as low as 6 below after midnight. This is a Wednesday midday photo of Brookshire Road off Industrial Park Drive near U.S. 421. Photo by Rob Moore |
Shape up! Expert offers tips for a more fit 2008
For those making New Year’s resolutions to get more exercise, the key to fulfilling dreams may be rooted in the simple reality of daily routine. David Nieman, professor of health and exercise science at Appalachian State University, has followed trends and studies over his 30-year career and has seen fitness fads come and go. Read more.
Take the fitness quiz
Regular physical activity can reduce your chances of getting heart disease. True False. Read more.
Watauga County court reports:
Dec. 6 — Charges of driving while license revoked and operating a vehicle without insurance were dismissed against George David Arnett, 28, of 425 Timber Ridge Road, Sugar Grove. Read more.
December 31, 2007
Breaking news : Apartment destroyed by fire
A fire caused extensive damage to the Steeplechase apartment complex on Straight Street in Boone late Sunday night. Read more. (Posted Dec. 31 at 10:09 a.m.)
Breaking news: Meth lab discovered in Meat Camp
A methamphetamine production operation was discovered on Jones Drive in the Meat Camp area of Watauga County Sunday evening. Read more. (Posted Dec. 31 at 10:55 a.m.)
Breaking news: Arrest made in connection to November auto theft
An arrest has been made in connection to the Nov. 9 theft of a 2003 Chevrolet truck.
The vehicle was reported stolen from 124 Realty Row. Read more. (Posted Dec. 31 at 12:30 p.m.)
2007: What A Year!
Looking BACK (to back to back)
This past year will long be remembered as the one that put Boone on the national map after the Appalachian State Mountaineers pulled what has been hailed as the college football upset of the century — defeating Michigan 34-32 on Sept. 1 in Ann Arbor. The implausible win was a prelude to the Mountaineers’ third consecutive national championship.
For a look back on the year that was, please click here. File photo |
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