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NC Community Colleges to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Enroll |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, September 18 2009 |
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The state’s community college system voted today to allow illegal immigrants to enroll at all its campuses beginning next year.
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Caldwell County Honors Former App State Alumnus |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, September 18 2009 |
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Tomorrow will mark one year since Caldwell County Sheriff’s Deputy, Adam Klutz, was killed in the line of duty.
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Shuttle Service Axed for Tonight’s WHS Football Game |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Friday, September 18 2009 |
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School officials have said there will be no shuttle service for the Watauga High / A.C. Reynolds football game tonight.
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Charlotte TV Station Bump Leaves High Country "Family Feud" Viewers Disappointed And Angry |
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Written by Kenneth Reece
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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TV Station WMYT bumped a scheduled appearance by a High Country family from 6pm to 3pm Thursday afternoon.
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Friday Night’s Watauga High Game to Have Retro Flair |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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Friday night’s Watauga High football game against AC Reynolds will have a bit of an old familiar feel to it as the Pioneers will be decked out in their throwback Columbia blue uniforms.
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Boone Firefighter Reminds Residents of National Child Passenger Safety Week |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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Fire Prevention Specialist with the Boone Fire Department, Matthew Crawford, wants to remind residents to check their child’s car seat as part of National Child Passenger Safety Week.
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UPDATE: Stolen Golf Cart Found |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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The golf cart that was believed to have been stolen from Kidd Brewer Stadium over the weekend has been found.
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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The Mountain Television Network welcomed a new news anchor this week after former anchor, Lindsay Ward, took a job in West Virginia.
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Water Main Bursts, Floods Apartment Complex Parking Lot |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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Crews from the Town of Boone’s Public Works Department have been on scene since midnight last night working to repair a water main that burst on Meadow View Drive near Greenway Road.
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Goshen Creek Bridge Reopened |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Goshen Creek Bridge was reopened this morning after being closed for repairs for 17 months.
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Goshen Creek Bridge May Reopen Today |
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Written by Steve Frank
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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Deep Gap--Officials of the Blue Ridge Parkway say that the Goshen Creek Bridge may reopen today, reopening some 3 miles of the roadway and eliminating a long detour.
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High Country Family To Play "The Feud" Tonight |
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Written by Kenneth Reece
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Thursday, September 17 2009 |
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The Banner Family will appear on Family Feud tonight (Thursday, Sept. 17) at 6 p.m.
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Tarleton Appointed to Education Committee |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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State Representative Cullie Tarleton was reappointed to the Joint Legislative Commission on Dropout Prevention and High School Graduation this week.
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WASU Vying for Top College Radio Station in the Country |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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Appalachian State’s student-run radio station, 90.5 WASU-FM, is competing for the top college radio station in the country.
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Golf Cart Stolen from Kidd Brewer Stadium |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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The Appalachian State Police Department is looking for the person who stole a golf cart from Kidd Brewer Stadium.
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High Country Organizations to Show Documentary on Self Image |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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Several area organizations, including Appalachian State University, have organized two local showings of a free documentary about self-image.
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Grandfather Mountain’s Swinging Bridge Still Closed for Maintenance |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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Crews are continuing their regular maintenance work on Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging Bridge today.
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App State Staff Member Dies of Heart Attack |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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A broadcast and emerging media specialist staff-member at Appalachian State died over the weekend.
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Breitenstein suffers knee injury |
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Written by Mike Kelly
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Wednesday, September 16 2009 |
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Former Watauga High and All-State running back Eric Breitenstein may have suffered a possible season-ending knee injury during Saturday’s game between Wofford College and Charleston Southern.
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App State Researchers Study Aerosol Pollution’s Impact on Environment |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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A team of researchers from Appalachian State is monitoring air quality and atmospheric conditions to learn how they affect the area’s ecosystems and climate.
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Perdue Names September “Emergency Preparedness Month” |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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September is the peak of hurricane season for North Carolina, so it’s no real surprise that Governor Bev Perdue would name it Emergency Preparedness Month.
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Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge Closed for Maintenance |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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The Mile High Swinging Bridge atop Grandfather Mountain is closed today for routine maintenance.
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Doctor Retires From Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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For the last six years, Dr. Walter Davis has practiced medicine at the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center at Watauga Medical Center, but after 40 years in the field, Dr. Davis retired this month.
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Lenoir Police Arrest Man After Finding 70 Grams of Cocaine in His Possession |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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The Lenoir Police Department arrested 35-year-old Jerry Lamont Lindsey after finding him in possession of 70 grams of cocaine and other drug-related material.
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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The Boone Police Department charged a man commonly known as the "H2O Bandit" with two counts of misdemeanor larceny and one count of attempted misdemeanor larceny.
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High Country Crimestoppers: Church & Vehicle Vandalized on Castle Ford Rd |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 15 2009 |
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Watauga County authorities are looking for the person or people who vandalized a church and a vehicle over the weekend.
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Hunter shines in Lions debut |
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Written by Mike Kelly
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Monday, September 14 2009 |
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Former Mountaineer Jason Hunter made his Detroits Lions debut a good one last Sunday during a lopsided loss to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome.
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ASU ranked 10th in TSN Poll |
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Written by Mike Kelly
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Monday, September 14 2009 |
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The Appalachian State football is ranked tenth in The Sports Network Poll following Saturday's shootout loss against McNeese State.
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