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 Ingles
Now Open For Business
Ingles has opened its first store in Boone...
because of Winn-Dixie. At 3 p.m. Monday, the Winn-Dixie
store at Highland Commons shopping center officially closed,
making way for Ingles’ grand opening Tuesday morning
at 6 a.m.
Guidelines
Lead To Stricter Wildlife Enforcement
Susie Parkinson had a feeling they were going
to kill “her” deer as she sat handcuffed in
the back of a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission car early
last month.
Watauga
County School Board Thanks Local Businesses For Support
The Watauga County Board of Education showed
its appreciation to a pair of local businesses at its
Aug. 8 meeting.
 County’s
First Charter School Prepares For Opening Day
The founders of Watauga County’s first
charter school have learned that opening a school isn’t
as easy as A-B-C.
Public
Schools Begin Academic Year
Flood
Clean-up Continues
Clean-up from last September’s flooding
should be finished a little more than a year after the
storms under contracts awarded by the county.
County
Moves Forward With Methane Collection
The Watauga County commissioners have approved
the purchase of equipment to improve methane collection
at the former county landfill.
 Five
Cases Scheduled For Aug. 11 Public Hearing
A zoning text amendment for the town’s sign
ordinance headlines the town of Boone’s summer quarter
public hearing this Thursday.
Municipal
Election Ballots Finalized
With
filing having ended Friday, Aug. 5, at noon, the ballots
for the 2005 Watauga County municipal elections have been
finalized.
Foxx
Votes To Send President Transportation Equity Act
Congresswoman secures $1.6 million for project
to widen U.S. 221 in Ashe and Watauga Counties
Joines
Urges Local Dems To Send Clear Message
The local Democratic Party heard from a prominent
mayor who urged the party to find a clear message and
deliver it to voters.
Boone
Streetfest Gets Revitalized
In its continuing efforts to revitalize downtown
Boone, the DBDA is taking a shot at revitalizing the Howard
Street Old Downtown Boone Street Fest.
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On Lookout For Pink-Eye
Lovin' Spoonful (cooking)
Sweet Tea 
Tap-ins 
Rising
Ninth Graders Make The Leap
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