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Chamber raises funds for Dolly Parton Imagination Library

The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce proudly presented a $1000 check to Tracy Royster of the Watauga Education Foundation in support of the Dolly Parton...
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Boone Chamber of Commerce customer service week

It is Customer Service Week at the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber requested nominations from satisfied customers across the High Country -...
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Two arrested after 8 meth labs found

Two men were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after a search of a Deep Gap home located eight meth labs, three marijuana plants and...
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Updated: ASU releases climate survey results

Survey questioned respondents on safety, sexual harassment, violence
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Food co-op opens distribution facility

The High Country's local food cooperative is growing faster than weeds in a wet spell.
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County hires firm for due diligence on business park

Watauga County is continuing to explore the possibility of a new business park off N.C. 194 North, but not all commissioners are convinced the move is the...
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Boone couple arrested in Iowa on outstanding meth charges

U.S. Marshals and local police in Council Bluffs, Iowa, arrested a Boone couple Tuesday on dozens of outstanding charges related to the manufacture of...
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Man gets ear bitten off intervening in fight

A 26-year-old Boone man had a portion of his ear bitten off when he tried to intervene in a fight near a Boone bar Friday, according...
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United Way makes final push for donations

High Country United Way has hit 87 percent of its fundraising goal and is making a final push for donations as part of its 2012-13...
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Citadel beats ASU 6-5

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Boone council OKs brewery requests

The Boone Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a zoning map modification permitting service by a food truck and an outdoor observation bar at...
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Watauga County fulfills public records request

Watauga County commissioners and staff have responded to a public records request from the Watauga Democrat, releasing more than 1,000 emails possibly...
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Nonprofits plea for additional funding

Clad in shades of bright pink, dozens of local nonprofit supporters appeared before the Watauga County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to ask for...
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NC Senate leaders unveil budget plan

North Carolina Senate leaders on Sunday released a $20.6 billion state budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
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Public hearing Tuesday on county budget

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings Tuesday to seek input on important topics: the proposed county budget, the...
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DSS board targeted for abolishment

Watauga County commissioners will discuss Tuesday whether to abolish the current five-member board of social services and assume its powers. Commissioners...
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Boone ranked 4th for restaurant growth

Savor this -- Boone recently landed among the top five cities in the nation on Nielsen's annual Restaurant Growth Index. The Nielsen Company conducts market...
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Council to act on brewery changes, transit plan

The Boone Town Council is scheduled to take action Tuesday on requested conditional district zoning map modifications that would allow...
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School board plans retreat

The Watauga County Board of Education will hold a "retreat" June 14 to discuss an array of programs and issues in the school system, the board announced...
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Flash flood watch Saturday and Sunday

A flash flood watch is in effect for Watauga County from noon Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, Va.
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