• Affordable Housing, Decks On Board’s Agenda
At their regular meeting last Thursday night, the Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for an affordable housing development.

• Students Go Back To School
Watauga County Schools Superintendent Dr. Bobby Short didn’t spend much time in her office last Thursday.

• ABC’s Of Bus Safety
Every school year, children across North Carolina get hurt and killed at their neighborhood bus stops.

• Park Place
Beech Mountain grant will bring building to Buckeye.

• ASU Loses One Case, Wins Another
Board of Adjustment denies parking deck, approves duplex.

• Deer Valley Homes Development Receives Permits
Last Wednesday afternoon, developer Ray Howell received the green light from the Boone Planning and Inspections Department to begin breaking ground.

• Leaps & Bounds
Forces of change presentation highlights growth factors.

• Volunteers Organize Rummage Sale Items For Humane Society
An old parking meter, a flying angel and a soil warmer – those are just some of the more unusual items High Country residents have donated.

• Straight From The Street
What is the most unusual pet you know, or anyone you know, has ever had?

• The Family That Plays Together…
WCAC & The Playhouse receive $30,000 NEA grant.

• Agencies Team Up To Help Children By Holding Kidstock III
Kidstock III will provide a day of fun for hundreds of High Country residents.

• Car Assistance Program Helps Low-Income Families In Need Of Transportation

• Girl Scouts Hold Information Night Aug. 21 In Watauga County

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