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New CPR, Lifesaving Courses Announced by ARHS

Read more...Staff Report. February 22, 2012. BOONE -- Appalachian Regional Healthcare has announced new dates for CPR and other life-saving skills courses:

Read more: New CPR, Lifesaving Courses Announced by ARHS

 

Blowing Rock Police Capture Valdese Man After Hi-Speed Chase Through Two Counties

Read more...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.

Read more: Blowing Rock Police Capture Valdese Man After Hi-Speed Chase Through Two Counties

   

Search for Dara Watson Called Off in SC After Yet Unidentified Body Found

By David Rogers. February 17, 2012. CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC -- The search for 30-year-old Boone area native Dara Lee Watson may be coming to a sad close today, after a body was reportedly found this morning by authorities in South Carolina, near where her abandoned and burned out car was found on February 8.

Read more: Search for Dara Watson Called Off in SC After Yet Unidentified Body Found

   

321 Construction Update: February 17, 2012

Staff Report. February 17, 2012. RALEIGH -- Construction crews have begun clearing operations along U.S. 321 in Blowing Rock as part of the widening project, and traffic has been able to travel through the work area. However, there will be times where traffic will be detoured around the area when rock blasting and debris removal take place.

Read more: 321 Construction Update: February 17, 2012

   

Ludwig Winning Accolades as "Safety Doc"

Read more...Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 17, 2012. BOONE—It’s hard to miss the safety vests and hard hats hanging in Timothy D. Ludwig’s faculty office. The brightly colored objects are mementos from his visits to gold mines and construction and manufacturing sites around the world.  

Read more: Ludwig Winning Accolades as "Safety Doc"

   

Summer Camps Slated for Future Engineers: Registration by March 9

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 16, 2012. BOONE—Aspiring engineers are invited to attend a Future Engineers Camp sponsored by the N.C. Center for Engineering Technologies in Hickory. Camps will be held in June and July based on age groups for students in elementary through middle grades.

Read more: Summer Camps Slated for Future Engineers: Registration by March 9

   

Crimestoppers: Pawn Shop Break-In This AM

Read more...Staff Report. February 16, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:

Read more: Crimestoppers: Pawn Shop Break-In This AM

   

Brown Heights Assault Case: Lenoir Man Turns Self In

Read more...Staff Report. February 16, 2012. BOONE -- An arrest has been made in a notable assault incident that happened last weekend.

Read more: Brown Heights Assault Case: Lenoir Man Turns Self In

   

OBITUARY: Christopher McLauchlin Collier

Read more...STATESVILLE, NC – Christopher McLauchlin Collier passed away on February 8, 2012 after a brief illness. Chris, son of Judge and Mrs. Robert A. Collier, Jr., was born in Statesville, North Carolina on April 5, 1963.

Read more: OBITUARY: Christopher McLauchlin Collier

   

Smith Receives Visiting Fellowship @ Princeton

Read more...Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 15, 2012. BOONE—Noted Latin American scholar Dr. Timothy J. Smith has received a visiting fellowship in Princeton University’s Program in Latin American Studies. He will be a visiting research scholar and visiting assistant professor for fall 2012.

Read more: Smith Receives Visiting Fellowship @ Princeton

   

Crimestoppers: Old WHS Fire

Read more...Staff Report. February 15, 2012. -- Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman and his department are investigating a Feb. 14 fire at the old Watauga High School. Blowing Rock News received this report from the Sheriff's Office.

Read more: Crimestoppers: Old WHS Fire

   

Three Arrested in Early AM Break-In @ Old High School

Staff Report. February 15, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman has issued the following information about a break-in at the old Watauga High School property.

Read more: Three Arrested in Early AM Break-In @ Old High School

   

BUSTED: Undercover Officers Purchase 3,000+ "Hits" of LSD from Boone Man LSD

Read more...Staff Report. February 14, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman reported to Blowing Rock News this afternoon that Nicholas Jonathan Parks, 29, of Clint Lewis Road in Boone, was arrested on February 10 on drug charges.

Read more: BUSTED: Undercover Officers Purchase 3,000+ "Hits" of LSD from Boone Man LSD

   

HOLD STILL, BABY: "Kiss the Pig" Raises $37,270, Forcing Community Notables to Pucker Up

Read more...By David Rogers. February 14, 2012. BOONE -- There was plenty of PDA (public display of affection) going on early this afternoon in front of Wells Fargo Bank, and it had nothing to do with Valentine's Day.

Read more: HOLD STILL, BABY: "Kiss the Pig" Raises $37,270, Forcing Community Notables to Pucker Up

   

Crimestoppers:Assault Suspect Sought

Read more...Staff Report. February 14, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:

Read more: Crimestoppers:Assault Suspect Sought

   

Rumple Church: Sunday Worship "Open"; Sunday School Cancelled

Read more...February 12, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Officials at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock report that the11:00 am worship service will be conducted as regularly scheduled.  Sunday School classes have been cancelled due to the inclement weather, but members and visitors are invited to Second Sunday Lunch in the Fellowship Hall following the worship service for soup, sandwiches -- and meeting and greeting one another!  Note: This photo by Doug Holstein was taken LAST winter!

   

321 Construction Update: February 10, 2012

Staff Report. February 10, 2012. RALEIGH, NC Construction crews continue to clear the sides of U.S. 321 in Blowing Rock between the ABC store at 7960 Valley Boulevard and Broyhill Home Collections at 8486 Valley Boulevard as part of the widening project. This is preliminary work for installing erosion control measures such as silt fencing to keep materials from leaving the project area and ditch netting to filter sediment out of the water.

Read more: 321 Construction Update: February 10, 2012

   

History Prof Helps Sheen Find Spanish Roots

Read more...Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 10, 2012. BOONE—An actor’s quest to learn about his ancestors took him to La Coruña, a port city in northern Spain, where Dr. Edward Behrend-Martinez’s expertise in Spanish trials helped provide the dramatic conclusion in the television program “Who Do You Think You Are?”

Read more: History Prof Helps Sheen Find Spanish Roots

   

SLIDESHOW: 321 Construction -- A Bird's Eye View

By Wendy Estes. February 9, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Contractors are already clearing trees, brush and other materials along the path of the "road widening" that will begin in earnest by March. Here are some captured images from Wednesday and Thursday, February 8-9, near Woodlands and Outback Steakhouse. Photos by Wendy Estes

Read more: SLIDESHOW: 321 Construction -- A Bird's Eye View

   

TRAVEL BULLETIN: February 9, 2012 -- Hwy. 105 Re-Opened

By David Rogers. February 9, 2012. BOONE -- High Country road conditions deteriorated this morning as ice formed with below-freezing temperatures. Drivers are urged to use extreme caution. Watauga County Sheriff's Department reported several accidents were attributed to icy road conditions on Hwy. 105, including a multiple car crash in the Grandfather community, near Smoketree Lodge. Traffic on Highway 105 South was closed for a period this morning, but as of 9:16 am, "Highway 105 has been re-opened and traffic is flowing."

Read more: TRAVEL BULLETIN: February 9, 2012 -- Hwy. 105 Re-Opened

   

Boone Ford Hit Again

Read more...Staff Report. February 6, 2012. BOONE -- On December 1st, Blowing Rock News reported on a Crimestoppers bulletin focused on a break-in at Boone Ford Lincoln Mercury. Today we received this Crimestoppers report that the Boone car dealership was hit again over this past weekend.

Read more: Boone Ford Hit Again

   

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