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PUBLIC NOTICE: Special "Local Leaders" Roundtable

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Blowing Rock Board of Commissioners will attend a Speaker’s Local Leaders Roundtable luncheon with (NC House) Speaker Thom Tillis on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The invitation only event will be held at Paolucci’s Italian Bar & Grill on West King Street, Boone NC.

Sharon Greene, Town Clerk, 11-09-11

Blowing Rock's Water Interconnect Completed, Turned On

By David Rogers. October 19, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Neither driving, frost-bitten rain nor a bitter cold wind could dampen Wednesday evening's "Turning of the Valve" ceremony. It was the culmination of a decade-long intergovernmental and public/private collaboration connecting the water supplies of Blowing Rock, Boone, and Appalachian State University.

PUBLIC NOTICE: School Board Meeting, Apr. 6

Staff Report. April 1, 2011. BOONE -- Members of the Watauga County Board of Education will meet on April 6th at 7 pm, for a budget work session. The meeting will be held at the Margaret E. Gragg Education Center, Boone.

Crimestoppers: Help With Recent Car Thefts

November 11, 2010. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers have issued the following public request for help in solving a crime.

Crimestoppers: ATM Thefts in Boone, Maiden

November 9, 2010. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers and Boone Police need the public's assistance in solving an ATM theft.

Boone Police Warn of Magazine Scam

November 8, 2010. BOONE -- The Boone Police Department has been receiving reports of suspected fraudulent magazine sales in the area.

DECISION 2010: NC House of Representatives, 93rd District

October 19, 2010. BLOWING ROCK -- On October 12th and 14th, Blowing Rock News attended the "Meet the Candidates" forum hosted by the Boone Chamber of Commerce. We have already presented the candidates for NC State Senate and Clerk of Court. This edition of DECISION 2010 presents the candidates for the 93rd District of the North Carolina House of Representatives, for which the incumbent is Democrat Cullie Tarleton and the Republican challenger, Jonathan Jordan.

DECISION 2010: State Senate 45th District

October 14, 2010. BOONE -- Blowing Rock News attended the Oct. 14 "Meet the Candidates" forum organized by the Boone Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Charter Communications and WATA radio. While the format was not intended to be a debate, there was lively exchange in all three races featured: U.S. House of Representatives, NC Senate, and NC House.

DECISION 2010: Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court

October 12, 2010. BOONE -- At the end of March 2009, longtime County Clerk Glenn Hodges retired after taking office in 1992. Superior Court Judge James L. Baker appointed Wanda K. Howell, a Superior Court trial-court coordinator (and former deputy clerk under both Hodges and John T. Bingham) to complete Hodges term. The office of County Clerk is up for election in November 2010. Blowing Rock News attended the Boone Chamber of Commerce "Meet the Candidates" forum, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, to learn more about the candidates.

Boone "Tea Party" To Host Conservative Candidates Forum, Oct. 19

October 6, 2010. BOONE -- A Conservative Candidates Forum will give Watauga County residents a chance to hear position statements by candidates for Watauga County Sheriff, Watauga County School Board, Superior Court, County Commissioner, North Carolina House, North Carolina Senate and U.S. Senate. Sponsored by the Boone "Tea Party", the forum will be offered on Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, at the High Country Home Builders Association, 755 Hwy. 105 Bypass.

The "Nos" Have It

September 1, 2010. BOONE -- In one of the most passionate referendums in recent memory, Watauga County overwhelmingly voted "no" to the proposed, 1/4 cent sales tax increase. The tax hike was intended to fund the construction of a new recreation center and eastern community center. With all precincts reporting, 4,428 voted "No" compared to 2,705 voting "Yes."

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Blowing Rock Police Capture Valdese Man After Hi-Speed Chase Through Two Counties
February 20, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Blowing Rock Police issued the following press release on Monday, following a high speed chase that started in Blowing Rock and involved the participation of at least six law enforcement agencies in two counties.