Blowing Rock
Community News and Events for Blowing Rock and Watauga County, NC
By David Rogers. May 18, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Important regional and macro economic developments are bringing changes to the High Country -- however much many in the community are not embracing it. With the widening of U.S. 321, Blowing Rock is quite literally at an important crossroads in its economic history.
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from Watauga County Schools. By Marshall Ashcraft. May 17, 2012. Watauga High School student Patrick Williamson has been selected as the next student member of the Watauga Board of Education. Williamson, a rising junior at the high school, will begin serving as a non-voting student representative effective with the Board’s July meeting.
Read more: Williamson Selected as Student Rep to Board of Edcuation
Staff Report. May 17, 2012. BOONE -- Blowing Rock News has received the following report from Boone Police.
Read more: AppState Student Charged with Felony Breaking & Entering
Read more: BRMC Running @ Full Tilt w/ 11 Current Construction Projects, More in Hopper
Read more: SNAPSHOT: Ragged Gardens/Maple Lodge Hosts Business After Hours
By David Rogers. May 12, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga High School's Reid Harris cleared the field by more than two feet in the Pole Vault, leading three Pioneer athletes in qualifying for the NCHSAA 2012 4A State Track & Field Championships next weekend in Greensboro.
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from GoASU. By Mike Flynn. May 13, 2012. BIRMINGHAM, AL - Despite a late effort by the Bulldogs, the Mountaineers held on to win the series, as Appalachian State University baseball defeated Southern Conference opponent Samford, 9-7, at Joe Lee Griffin Field on Sunday.
Read more: Farmers Market Opens Thursday, Weekly Thru Mid-October
Staff Report. May 13, 2012. LENOIR, NC - Improper electricity use and electrical problems caused nearly 45,000 home fires resulting in 470 deaths, 1,500 injuries and $1.6 billion in property damage in 2009, according to statistics from the National Fire Protection Association. Additionally, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, nearly 400 people in the United States are electrocuted each year.
Read more: Hickory Crawdads Players Among Those Recognized by Texas Rangers in April
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. By Jane Nicholson. May 4, 2012. BOONE—What do you say to graduating students about to start their career or pursue an advanced degree? Appalachian State University graduates were urged to have a passion, seize opportunities and solve challenges that come their way. Following are summaries and highlights of the weekend commencement addresses.
Read more: ASU Graduates Hear Variety of Perspectives, Inspiration
Read more: Back in the Saddle Again: Western North Carolina Economic Index Shows Positive Signs
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from GoASU. By Ryan Bower. May 14, 2012. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA./ATLANTA, GA/RALEIGH, NC – Alex Taylor broke a 28-year old school record and Chris Moen set a new personal best in the 1,500-meter run to lead Appalachian State University men's track and field at the Virginia Challenge on Saturday. Mountaineer track and field athletes were competing at three Southern venues over the weekend.
Read more: Taylor Sets School Record in 1500 in VA; Purcell Wins HJ in GA; Moore First in NC
By David Rogers. May 14, 2012. BOONE -- Bethel School was the center of a lot of the School Board's attention Monday night. At its regular monthly meeting, the Board celebrated Bethel's Darcy Grimes as North Carolina's Teacher of the Year, but then worried about ways to avoid the looming closure of its after-school program.
Read more: Blowing Rock's Compton Remembered, Bethel Gets a Lot of Attention at School Board Meeting
Staff Report. May 15, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce and Art in the Park welcome The Arts at Appalachian State University as the presenting corporate sponsor for the 2012 season
Read more: Blowing Rock Chamber Inks Sponsorship Deal with The Arts at Appalachian State University
By David Rogers. May 15, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- If it can happen to fish and frogs, it can happen to humans. It is time for more of us in the High Country to take action against the often unwitting ways that we pollute our waterways -- and harm the water resources of our downstream neighbors that we sometimes call our customers, as well as our friends and relatives.
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By David Rogers. May 18, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Important regional and macro economic developments are bringing changes to the High Country -- however much many in the community are not embracing it. With the widening of U.S. 321, Blowing Rock is quite literally at an important crossroads in its economic history.
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