 | Foxx Files for Fifth District SeatCongresswoman Virginia Foxx filed for election today at the Watauga County Board of Elections. She will be running for re-election in North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District. “I am energized and dedicated to continue working hard to find common-sense solutions to the challenges facing North Carolinians.
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 | Banner Elk Elementary Access Still an IssueGreat new school—lousy access. That’s the dilemma for the new Banner Elk Elementary, with Avery County Manager Robert Wiseman discussing options at yesterday’s commission meeting in Newland. Option 1 would be a right turn lane, an idea the NC DOT would fund – but
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 | Boone Council Enacts Noise Ordinance 3-2After spirited debate and disagreement among Town Council members over what they felt were appropriate and inappropriate decibel levels a new noise ordinance passed by a narrow margin with three in favor and two opposed. It became evident early during the discussion
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 | Ashe High Teacher Suspended, Investigation UnderwayThe Ashe County Sheriff’s Office has made a brief release, apparently responding to citizen concerns over the suspension of a teacher at Ashe County High School and a criminal investigation underway. Sheriff James Williams confirmed that his department is investigating allegations of what they called “inappropriate conduct”
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 | UPDATE: Poplar Grove Open after Early AM CrashPoplar Grove Road is reopened, that as utility crews put up a new power pole wires downed by an early morning wreck. The crash occurred at about 1:45 this morning, as 22-year old Brent Michael Decker of Thomasville, an ASU student, came to the Poplar Grove curve
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 | Seven Devils Home Damaged in Fire A two alarm fire damaged a Seven Devils home last night, a blaze that busied firemen most of the evening. Just before 8pm, residents of the 227 Bradley Blvd. home spotted smoke near the fireplace, and they called 9-1-1 while evacuating the structure.
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 | Noise Control or The Day the Music DiedLate-night live music could be toned down—or will that tone down business and the Boone music scene. That’s been the debate for over seven months, as the Boone Town Council enacted—then suspended—the business district noise ordinance. Since that time, there have been meetings, hearings, proposals and counter proposals,
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 | Receiving For Dara Watson Tonight, Funeral Tomorrow Funeral arrangements were announced yesterday for Dara Lee Watson, the Watauga native killed at her home in Mount Pleasant, SC. Hampton Funeral service says that receiving for Dara will be at Mt. Vernon Baptist Tuesday evening, 6 to 9, with the funeral there Wednesday afternoon at 2.
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 | Quarter Million Lottery Ticket Unclaimed in Wilkes Time for a pocket check—might want to check your jeans—they could be carrying around a quarter million dollars. According to the website for Mega Millions—the game a part of the North Carolina Education Lottery—two winning tickets, paying off $250,000 each,
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 | Rain, Sleet, Snow...Rain, then snow, sleet—and a blast of cold air—all makes for treacherous road conditions for folks in the High Country and into the Foothills. The storm ramped up as the afternoon went along yesterday, dumping a half-foot of snow or more in some areas, causing schools to cancel for today around the area. Stay tuned to the latest on your favorite High Country Radio station for closings and cancellations.
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