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Listen to High Country Radio News from Friday December 13.
Beech Mountain Town Manager Tim Holloman has been fired.
Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two USDA safety net programs – for the 2020 crop year.
Read more: Enrollment Underway For ARC, PLC Programs From USDA
With the year almost gone, local Realtors have already sold more homes than in all of 2018, according to the latest real estate report by the High Country Association of Realtors.
Read more: November Real Estate Sales Continues Growth Trend
The Watauga County Board of Elections voted December 10 to unanimously approve seven one-stop voting sites for the upcoming primary.
Read more: Watauga Board Of Elections Approve Early Voting Sites
The Lees-McRae New Opportunity School for Women (NOSW) received a $17,500 People in Need grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) for Summer 2020 programming.
A group of Watauga High School students participated in an organized Climate Strike by walking out of school last Friday, joining other students across the country.
Read more: Watauga High Students Join Climate Strike Walk-out
The Watauga Community Band Christmas Concert will be held Sunday.
App State’s Career and Technical Education program now offers a concentration in agriculture education, housed in the Reich College of Education’s curriculum and instruction department.
Read more: App State, Wilkes Community College Offer Agriculture Education Concentration
An Ashe County singer songwriter has released a new Christmas record.
Read more: West Jefferson Songwriter Releases Christmas Song
Appalachian State University, Ashe County Schools and RTI International are collaborating as part of a rural mental health grant over a five-year period that started in October.
Read more: ASU, Ashe County Schools, RTI International Receive Grant