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Osteoporosis: You Don’t Have to Get It
 State Senator Virginia Foxx gave the opening remarks at last month’s osteoporosis workshop sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

 

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Watauga County

ARCHIVES POSTED JUNE 24, 2004   
NEWS


Commissioners Approve Capital Plans
 The Watauga County Board of Commissioners moved two capital projects forward at their regular meeting on Tuesday night.

Consultants Present Workforce Data, Invite Feedback
 The purpose of the forum was to solicit opinions from Watauga County stakeholders.

New After-School Option for Middle Schoolers
 Parents of middle-grade students will have a new option for after-school care.

School Board Approves Career Tech Plan
 The Watauga County Board of Education approved the 2004-05 Career and Technical Education Local Plan.

Register to Vote by Friday

National Committee For The New River Receives $75,000 Grant From Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Star-Studded Attractions
 Program Signing Up Child Care Centers For High Marks

Grant Will Establish Wind Energy Test Site In Avery County
 Electricity-generating wind turbines will be studied during a two-year project being conducted by Appalachian State University.

Study Tackles Issue Of Campus Binge Drinking
 Leaders of a statewide study hope to SPARC some awareness about the problem of binge drinking on college campuses.

COMMUNITY



2004 Local Food Guide Available
 Designed for both locals and tourists, the guide lists restaurants, grocers, distributors, bed and breakfasts, and caterers and bakers that use fresh locally grown foods.

W.A.M.Y. Community Action Celebrates 40th Anniversary
 W.A.M.Y. staff members are using June to celebrate decades of service.

Hunger Coalition Receives Grant
 The Hunger Coalition has received a $15,000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) in recognition of “Cover the Uninsured Week".

Features






The Lasting Resort
Images of America Presents Blowing Rock
In her research for the book, Warmuth discovered that Blowing Rock had been a tourist destination as early as the 1850s.
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