Watauga takes on Ashe Monday
Watauga’s varsity football game scheduled for Friday night at Ashe County has been postponed until Monday at 7 p.m. in West Jefferson. The Watauga soccer games scheduled for Friday night at home against Avery are still to be played with the jayvees starting at 4 p.m. and the varsity playing at 6 p.m.
Watauga’s jayvee football game Thursday night with Ashe County was postponed until next Thursday at 7 p.m. because of lightning in the area. Watauga leads Ashe County 8-7 in the second quarter. The game will be played at Jack Groce Stadium.
 

County Library Board meets Tuesday

The Watauga County Library Board has scheduled a meeting for 2 p.m. on Aug. 18.

It's the first meeting since Watauga County's library director John Blake said he was forced to resign three weeks ago. The local library board members expressed surprise at the action, since bylaws give them authority over personnel decisions. Blake's resignation is on the agenda for discussion.

The meeting will be held in Room C the N.C. Agricultural Conference Center on Poplar Grove Road in Boone. It is open to the public.

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Tampa Bay picks App star in NFL draft

  Appalachian State saw its first player taken in the NFL Draft since 2001 when Dexter Jackson was picked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round Saturday night.
Jackson was the 58th overall pick. The receiver from Dunwoody, Ga., is the second-highest pick the   Mountaineers have ever had. Linebacker Dino Hackett was the 35th overall selection in 1986.
   Jackson finished the Mountaineers’ seventh overall leader in career receptions with 110. Few were bigger than the 68-yard catch-and-run touchdown reception he had in the first quarter against Michigan.
   Jackson also caught touchdown passes of 52 yards against Richmond in the national semifinals and 60 yards in the Mountaineers’ 49-21 victory over Delaware in the FCS national championship game. His 60-yarder gave the Mountaineers a 35-14 halftime lead.
   Jackson, who ran a 4.27 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, caught 30 passes for 688 yards and eight touchdowns during the 2007 season. He is also a solid kick returner, which may be his early role with the Buccaneers. He returned two punts for touchdowns against Gardner-Webb in 2006 and has 837 career punt return yards.
    Tampa Bay is no stranger to Appalachian State receivers. Daniel Wilcox won a Super Bowl ring during his stay in Tampa. Wilcox is now a tight end with the Baltimore Ravens.

Prescription drug ring nipped at WHS

Ambulances were called to Watauga High School just before noon on Thursday when two students suffered severe reactions to unprescribed medication.   Posted 2:40 p.m., Friday, April 25

Pioneers pick football head coach

The Watauga County Board of Education has hired Tim Pruitt as the new football coach at Watauga High School Thursday night.

Boone Town Council

County residents flood mixed-drink forum

The Boone special public hearing on a mixed-drink referendum was served on the rocks, and with a twist: the number of non-residents outweighed that of town residents.

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Sargeant receives life sentence

The man who was found guilty in the suffocating death of an Appalachian State student won't be facing the death penalty after the victim's family asked that it not be considered.

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ASU students carry holsters to advocate campus gun-carry law
Students at colleges and universities nationwide are attending classes this week, wearing empty gun holsters in protest of state laws and school policies prohibiting individuals from carrying concealed weapons on university campuses.

Shooting Stars launch Friday
The young stars of Watauga County will be helping the Watauga Education Foundation celebrate its 10th anniversary this Friday at Shooting Stars, the group’s annual talent show and fundraiser.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Investigation continues into fatality on 321 Friday
Police are still investigating the cause of a Friday-morning wreck which claimed the life of a Boone woman.

Wilkes assistant will replace retiring school superintendant
The Watauga County Board of Education unanimously agreed Tuesday to name Marty Hemric the new superintendent of Watauga County Schools after the retirement of current superintendent Bobbie Short this summer.

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Murder trial: Jury expected to deliberate Tuesday
Closing arguments were heard in Superior Court Monday afternoon in the capital murder trial of Neil Matthew Sargeant, 26.

DOT projects spring forth
Repaving projects and bridge repairs may delay motorists in the next few months, as planning for two major projects continues.

Native plants are targets of botanical thieves on parkway
The National Park Service and federal prosecutors are cracking down on plant poachers and others who take illegal harvests from public lands.

Watauga Crimestoppers
Watauga County Crimestoppers and the Boone Police Department request your help in identifying the person or persons responsible for the following crime(s):

Day of Silence: Raising awareness
This Friday, April 25, students across the nation will be recognizing the Day of Silence, a day devoted to raising awareness for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual issues.

April 21, 2008

Triplett changes story during murder trial
Case could go to jury before end of week
The capital-murder trial of Neil Matthew Sargeant, 26, is expected to end this week and one co-defendent changed his story during his most recent testimony.

Town Council hearing: Mixed-drink issue will be served Thursday
April showers may bring May flowers, but Boone Town Council meetings are also in bloom, with four special meetings scheduled in the next few weeks. At the top of the list is a special public hearing on the question of conducting a liquor-by-the-drink referendum.

Boone sidewalk plan steps up
A sidewalk prioritization plan has talked the talk, and now the Boone Town Council hopes to walk the walk.

Tobacco issues light up council agenda
The right to use tobacco on town property may soon go up in smoke. The Boone Town Council voted to send the issue into further consideration at its regular meeting April 24.

Watauga Democratic Party: Conventioneers choose Obama
Watauga Democrats are leaning toward Barack Obama as the state presidential primary looms.

Appalachian to test its emergency notification system April 24
Appalachian State University will test its emergency notification system during the afternoon of Thursday, April 24.