ARCHIVES POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Engine Enthusiasts Talk Shop Train and steam engine enthusiasts had a chance to talk shop at Tweetsie Railroad this weekend. >>FULL STORY

Wildlife Commission Endorses Globe Project Opposition Group Still Pressing for Grandfather National Scenic Area Bill Watauga County Board Of Education Approves Budget Resolution Members of the Watauga County Board of Education approved the Watauga County Schools 2006-2007 budget resolution at their Sept. 11 meeting. Raymond Answers Steep Slope Questions To call steep slope development in Boone a hot-button issue would be a gross understatement. Naturally, many questions surround the matter and the town’s proposed regulations. Steep Slope Developes Into Heated Discussion Last week’s public information session on the town’s proposed regulations for steep slope development nearly digressed into a name-calling and finger-pointing forum. Commissioners Attend State Convention The 99th annual convention of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners was highlighted by a spirit of willingness between state and county governments to work together. PTA - PTSA - Friends . . . They All “Connect” First In A Series on Parent-School Relationships Board Of Elections Has New Home The Watauga County Board of Elections has a new home, though it’s not far from the previous location. County Has High Radon Levels N.C. Radon Offers Free Testing Kits ASU Interested In First Baptist Parking Lot Church Has No Plans To Sell Sharpe Challenges Foxx To Debate Roger Sharpe, Democratic candidate for the 5th-District U.S. House of Representatives seat, challenged incumbent U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Banner Elk, to a debate during a campaign stop in Boone Thursday. Remembering 9/11 Leagon Plans Move To Yadkin Valley Chamber Laurette Leagon, vice president of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, is heading for the valley. Tobacco Companies Increase Nicotine Levels Trends toward stronger cigarettes may make smoking cessation efforts more difficult, according to a local tobacco education coordinator. The Mists Of Boone   (stand alone picture)

High Country Media Welcomes Director Of Advertising High Country Media is welcoming aboard a newspaper veteran as its new director of advertising. >>FULL STORY Cove Creek Shares A Legacy The first Watauga County community to host a country fair nearly seventy years ago is the same one making a good attempt at recapturing those “good old days” and breathe life into its rich heritage once again. >>FULL STORY Be Open To Surprises Be ready for surprises, says writer Stephen J. Dubner, guest speaker for Appalachian State University’s convocation Sept. 7. >>FULL STORY Power Of The Purse Speaker Tells Story Of Survival, Hope >>FULL STORY