ARCHIVES POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 2006

A New Dawn For Democrats Democrats Sweep Partisan Races In Watauga County >> FULL STORY

Democrats Sweep Local Elections Unofficial Returns Show Dems In Control Of County Government County Republicans Disappointed Watauga County Republicans spent part of Tuesday night searching for any hint of a silver lining in an otherwise bad election day for their party. Why Are We Still In Iraq? Local Poll Shows Citizens Of All Ages Unsatisfied Veterans Honored This Week A new generation of veterans will be having their nascent Veterans Day celebrations this week, as the area has a number of soldiers who served active combat duty in Iraq. County Posts Low Unemployment Rate Watauga County had the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the state for the month of September. County Holds Public Hearing On Animal Control Ordinance Local pet owners will get a chance to guide the drafting of a revised animal control ordinance. Firefighters Respond To Howard’s Knob Fire A fire Sunday on Howard’s Knob brought the fall fire season to a precarious start. Night Stalkers Of The High Country Reports Continue Of Mountain Lion Sightings. Tree Growers Begin Filling Orders The High Country’s primary commercial crop is beginning its long journey from the fields to the homes of consumers. Teen Pregnancy Statistics Released Watauga Holds Lowest Rate In State The Power Of A Single Gift It All Begins With What’s In The Box Nov. 13-20 Is National Collection Week For Operation Christmas Child Last year alone, 7.6 million shoeboxes filled with small toys and gifts were delivered to children in approximately 90 countries around the world through Operation Christmas Child, an incredible outreach of Samaritan’s Purse, headquartered in Boone. Honeybee Populations In Decline Mites Cause Problems For Colonies

Once A Marine - Always A Marine Life for “Earl” has never been easy, either before and certainly not after the two years he served as a United States Marine in Iraq during Desert Storm. >>FULL STORY Cecil Moretz Remembers The Last Battle Watauga County native Cecil Moretz vividly recalls Okinawa – the final battle of World War II in the mid 1940’s, and his service there as a soldier in the United States Army. >>FULL STORY Firefighters Honored At Wake Up, Watauga Few things say “thank you” like a full breakfast at the Dan’l Boone Inn. >>FULL STORY