In case you missed it, Simm’s Furniture will be replaced by TJ-Maxx. Barry Nicholson, spokesman for H.L. Libby Corp., which bought the mall about two years ago, said the off-price retailer has signed a lease and should be open by fall.
A digital outdoor advertising sign with rotating clients is not subject to the scenic byway regulations due to its orientation on Old U.S. 421.
Boone and Blowing Rock are among 11 North Carolina communities facing the most severe water shortages because of drought.
Mayor Loretta Clawson of Boone and Chancellor Ken Peacock of Appalachian State University signed an agreement last month to connect the town and university water and sewer systems. They agreed to share the $250,000 cost of design and construction. Both the town and university are pursuing grants for the project.
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The Long Hope Retreat property is located in Todd and connects to thousands of acres of undeveloped forest land that’s available for hiking and exploration. The property borders several large ponds that have their own habitats, rare and native plants and a field for sports and recreation.
The resolution notes the county doesn’t expect property tax increases to repay the loan, since it is selling the current high school property. The construction price for facilities is set at a guaranteed maximum of $47.2 million, with another $11.2 million committed in land purchases, site testing, studies and design work. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for the next regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 19.
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. ”
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ASU will play LSU on August 30, 2008. Click here for the article on ESPN.COM.
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ASU 2008 football schedule
Date Opponent Time
Aug. 30 at LSU 8 p.m.
Sept. 6 JACKSONVILLE 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 at James Madison TBA
Sept. 28 PRESBYTERIAN 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 *THE CITADEL 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 *at Samford TBA
Oct. 18 *at Georgia Southern TBA
Oct. 25 *FURMAN 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 1 *WOFFORD 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 8 *at Chattanooga TBA
Nov. 15 *ELON 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 *at Western Carolina TBA
*Denotes Southern Conference game
Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation Holds Annual Shareholders' Meeting MarketWatch (press release) ELKIN, NC, May 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:YAVY) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00am at the Statesville Civic Center in Statesville, North Carolina. |
Robin Wohlbruck Named Market Manager For High Country Radio Go Blue Ridge High Country Radio Sales Manager Robin Wolhbruck has been chosen to run the company's group of radio stations serving the High Country of North Carolina. The group includes Highway 106 (WMMY-FM), playing today's best country, 1450 WATA-AM, Boone's ... |
Our View: Firefighting not as simple as going to a well Watauga Democrat Because Watauga County's volunteer departments can't fight fire with fire, the nearly $184000 our rural firefighters have recently received in matching state grants is vital to public safety in the High Country. The North Carolina General Assembly has ... |
 Watauga Democrat | May is Older Americans Month Watauga Democrat This year's theme — “Never too old to play” says it all — and nowhere are those words spoken with more gusto than here in Watauga County. The May 1 Adult Services Expo at Boone Mall kicked off the local monthlong observation. Hosted by the local ... |
Operation Medicine Cabinet returns May 19 Boone Mountain Times Operation Medicine Cabinet volunteers, including representatives from Boone Drug, Watauga County Sheriff's Office and the Watauga office of the NC Cooperative Extension, man a collection center at a previous event. Operation Medicine Cabinet allows ... |
Ashe seniors prepare for High Country Games in Watauga Jefferson Post by By Linda Burchette A group of spirited senior citizens in Ashe County understand this as they prepare for the annual High Country Senior Games, starting May 18 in Watauga County. In their 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s, these seniors will be tossing ... |
Book festival comes to Blowing Rock Aug. 3-4 Boone Mountain Times Friends of the Watauga County Public Library will host the first High Country Festival of the Book at Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock on Aug. 3 and 4. The High Country Festival of the Book will bring 30 acclaimed authors to the High Country to ... |
 Boone Mountain Times | Watauga defies state on amendment vote Boone Mountain Times By Kellen Moore (kellen.moore@mountaintimes.com) Watauga County is one of seven NC counties in which a majority of voters opposed Amendment 1. The others are Orange, Buncombe, Durham, Chatham, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. A majority of North Carolina ... NC passes amendment — but not Watauga |
 Watauga Democrat | Southern Accent to host annual fellowship celebration Watauga Democrat by Sherrie Norris For more than half of its 19-year existence, the High Country-based and well-loved bluegrass gospel group known as Southern Accent has hosted an annual celebration that brings their fans and fellow musicians together for an evening of ... |
 Watauga Democrat | The downtown Boone post office, built in 1938, will continue to retail ... Watauga Democrat by Anna Oakes With the Wednesday announcement that the US Postal Service has adopted a new strategy for preserving post offices throughout rural America, a North Carolina USPS official confirmed the downtown Boone post office is no longer in danger of ... |
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