• State Division Of Water Quality Denies 401 Permit For
Lowes Project
Cites “insufficient evidence” for proposed shopping center In Banner Elk.

• Planning Commission Recommends Projects’ Approval
The Boone Area Planning Commission recommended the approval of two new development projects at its regular meeting on Monday night.

• High Country RPO Releases Priority List Of Road Projects
321, King Street, Daniel Boone Parkway listed.

• Bus Stops
Boone off again, on again for Greyhound service.

• EDC Searches for Direction
Last Wednesday afternoon, the Watauga County Economic Development Commission held its first meeting since March.

• National Heritage Area Board Selected
Mast Store’s Cooper approved by Governor.

• Council Reaches Accord On New Landscape Ordinance
Proposed sign regs tabled; Wilmoth honored.

• Bearing Up To Lowes, And Beyond
B.E.A.R.E. Group Forms In Banner Elk For Responsible Expansion

• Commerce Report’ Column Will Debut In The Mountain Times January 8
Coming soon: Beginning with the Thursday, January 8, issue of The Mountain Times, look for the weekly “Commerce Report” as a regular new column in the Watauga Edition.

• Gingerbread House Winners Receive Prizes
With so many delectable entries featuring fanciful flights of confectionary cunning, the judges had a tough time selecting the winners.

• Class Discovers Diversity, History Of
River Area
Students in Patricia Beaver’s Appalachian ethnography class relied on one of the best learning methods this fall – personal experience.

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