dirt.sports update
Click here for an overview of the proposed ASU facility updates
Update: New photo of East Gate stands
Wind Power for the High Country
In the near future, green power companies, the Western North Carolina (WNC) Renewable Energy Initiative and N.C. Small Wind Initiative hope to make wind power a reality
Christmas saved
Christmas trees that is. Senator Steve Goss has received word today of a revised interpretation of state law which states that US 321 and US 421 statewide will now be accessible for truck/tractors pulling semi-trailers up to 53 feet in length. This will stop the ticketing of large trucks coming to get Christmas trees.
New Dam for Wildcat Lake
State Representative Phillip Frye helped speed up the permit process for a new dam at Wildcat lake in Banner Elk. The lake has been dry for two years while officials tried to get permits. Now with the proper permits, the lake could be filled as soon as this summer.
4 Smart Moves for Getting a Great Deal on a House
The spring home-buying season has arrived–except things are quite different from years past. While many economists believe house prices still have further to fall, there’s little doubt it’s become a buyer’s market, with buyers gaining leverage that was unthinkable during the boom and the long run-up in prices.
Stay 35 on 105
The speed limit on N.C. 105 has been changed from 45 mph to 35 mph, extending from the Poplar Grove Road intersection to the N.C. 105 Bypass.
Gregory Reck Resigns from Boone Planning Commission
Reck wrote, “The decision to rezone flies in the face not only of good planning; it flies in the face of any planning. Let’s face the truth: the university’s request and the decision to rezone were never the result of planning. They were the result of the opportunity presented to the university to purchase property, which the university did without an ounce of credible cooperative planning with the town, or even with itself. ”
Click here for the complete article from the High Country Press
