News Chamber raises funds for Dolly Parton Imagination LibraryThe Boone Area Chamber of Commerce proudly presented a $1000 check to Tracy Royster of the Watauga Education Foundation in support of the Dolly Parton...Read more... |
Boone Chamber of Commerce customer service weekIt is Customer Service Week at the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber requested nominations from satisfied customers across the High Country -...Read more... |
Two arrested after 8 meth labs foundTwo men were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after a search of a Deep Gap home located eight meth labs, three marijuana plants and...Read more... |
Updated: ASU releases climate survey resultsSurvey questioned respondents on safety, sexual harassment, violenceRead more... |
Food co-op opens distribution facilityThe High Country's local food cooperative is growing faster than weeds in a wet spell.Read more... |
County hires firm for due diligence on business parkWatauga 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...Read more... |
Boone couple arrested in Iowa on outstanding meth chargesU.S. Marshals and local police in Council Bluffs, Iowa, arrested a Boone couple Tuesday on dozens of outstanding charges related to the manufacture of...Read more... |
Man gets ear bitten off intervening in fightA 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...Read more... |
United Way makes final push for donationsHigh 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...Read more... |
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Boone council OKs brewery requestsThe Boone Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a zoning map modification permitting service by a food truck and an outdoor observation bar at...Read more... |
Watauga County fulfills public records requestWatauga County commissioners and staff have responded to a public records request from the Watauga Democrat, releasing more than 1,000 emails possibly...Read more... |
Nonprofits plea for additional fundingClad in shades of bright pink, dozens of local nonprofit supporters appeared before the Watauga County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to ask for...Read more... |
NC Senate leaders unveil budget planNorth Carolina Senate leaders on Sunday released a $20.6 billion state budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year.Read more... |
Public hearing Tuesday on county budgetThe Watauga County Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings Tuesday to seek input on important topics: the proposed county budget, the...Read more... |
DSS board targeted for abolishmentWatauga County commissioners will discuss Tuesday whether to abolish the current five-member board of social services and assume its powers. Commissioners...Read more... |
Boone ranked 4th for restaurant growthSavor this -- Boone recently landed among the top five cities in the nation on Nielsen's annual Restaurant Growth Index. The Nielsen Company conducts market...Read more... |
Council to act on brewery changes, transit planThe Boone Town Council is scheduled to take action Tuesday on requested conditional district zoning map modifications that would allow...Read more... |
School board plans retreatThe 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...Read more... |
Flash flood watch Saturday and SundayA 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.Read more... |
