Samaritan’s Purse Takes Supplies To Lebanon
Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization with offices in Boone, is providing supplies and food to people affected by conflict in Lebanon.


County Makes Land Agreement For WHS Site
Watauga County has announced the purchase of one small piece of the Watauga High School puzzle, agreeing to buy five acres on the edge of the proposed site in Boone.




Soccer Association Scores Donations
Fundraising Campaign Still Underway



August HCBN Meeting Features Ginn Laurelmor Presentation
The High County Business Network will hold its August business networking event from 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 17th, 2006.



Flood-Plain Mapping Underway
Results Could Affect Homeowners’ Insurance


DMV Approves County-Owned Tag Office
Watauga County has agreed to open its own tag office after having its application approved by the state Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).



NCNR Preserves More Land
At Tater Hill Bog Preserve
In June NCNR purchased a critical 20-acre in holding at the Tater Hill Bog Preserve in Watauga County, NC.


The Bus Stops Here
Plans Roll Forward For Long-Distance Service To Boone

County Passes State’s First Wind Ordinance
Watauga County now has the state’s first ordinance regulating wind energy systems, which could serve as a model for such ordinances in other counties.


Filing For Bankruptcy
Protection Still An Option
When U.S. Senate Bill 256 was passed, people thought it would be the end of personal bankruptcy.


Sheriff’s Attorneys Respond To Second Lawsuit
Attorneys representing Watauga County and its sheriff filed an answer Friday to the second of two federal civil rights lawsuits pending against the county and Sheriff Mark Shook.

Town Meeting Tonight
Council Has Full Agenda