General News
Staff Report. February 22, 2012. BOONE -- Appalachian Regional Healthcare has announced new dates for CPR and other life-saving skills courses:
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
Read more: Search for Dara Watson Called Off in SC After Yet Unidentified Body Found
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.
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.
Staff Report. February 16, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Staff Report. February 14, 2012. BOONE -- Watauga County Crimestoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:
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.
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?”
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
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.
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 4, 2012. BOONE—Stephen Bezruchka, a senior lecturer in global health at the University of Washington, will present a series of lectures Feb. 16-17 at Appalachian State University. His visit is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Geography and Planning and the Borders and Bridges Grant program administered by the University Forum Committee. The public is invited to attend.
Read more: Socio-economic Health Patterns Focus of Bezruchka Public Lectures
Staff Report. February 3, 2011. BOONE — Over the next few weeks, construction crews working on the U.S. 321 widening project in Blowing Rock will be clearing the sides of the road between the ABC store at 7960 Valley Boulevard and Broyhill Home Collections at 8486 Valley Boulevard. This work is preliminary work for installing erosion control measures in this part of the project.
Staff Report. February 3, 2012. BOONE -- An apparently mentally disturbed woman was arrested Wednesday after a string of unusual vandalisms on King Street.
Read more: Woman Arrested on Drug Charges, Other Charges Pending
Staff Report. February 2, 2012. RALEIGH, NC -- Getting books from the doctor will soon be a routine part of regular pediatric checkups at Blue Ridge Pediatrics and the Watauga County Health Department in Watauga County.
Read more: Pediatricians Joining Children's Council to Promote Literacy
Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. February 2, 2012. BOONE—“Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer” has been selected for Appalachian State University’s Summer Reading Program for 2012.
Read more: Urban Ag, Sustainability Journalist Opens Visiting Writers Series, Summer Reading Program
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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.
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