April 24, 2013. Members of the Watauga High School Agents of Change Club stand with Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson, who has designated April 30 as Talk it Up, Lock it Up Day to discourage underage drinking.
From left, Jenny Schlenker, Caleb Vance, Marlbeth Pierce, Clawson, Olivia Moffett, Miranda Wright, Lillie Smith and Cheyenne Earp are among the supporters of the event.
Sept. 6, 2012. From the moment former President Bill Clinton took the stage last night and uttered the words, “Fellow Democrats, we are here to nominate a president and I’ve got one in mind,” to the conclusion of his speech, the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was abuzz; and Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson and Council Member Andy Ball were front and center for the whole thing.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
Photo & Video by Ken Ketchie
Sept. 4, 2012. Nearly 6,000 delegates are taking part in the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this week, and two of them are from Boone – Mayor Loretta Clawson and Council Member Andy Ball.
BY JESSE WOOD
Aug. 6, 2012. Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson was presented with the prestigious honor of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine at a public gathering Sunday afternoon at the Jones House Community Center in downtown Boone.
BY GREG HINCE
June 8, 2012. In what has become a brewing controversy, the Senate Bill 949 Town of Boone/ETJ was approved on Thursday, June 7, to go to a full vote in the state Senate. The bill has not been received well by Town of Boone officials.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
June 4, 2012. The following is a statement from Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson regarding the recent bill proposed by State Sen. Daniel Soucek that could potentially strip the Town of Boone of their extra-territorial jurisdiction powers.
May 21, 2012. Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson (right) was selected as one of the women delegates for the 5th District in North Carolina for the Democratic Convention to be held in Charlotte on the first week in September. She was selected after winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round. The 5th District consists of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties and parts of Forsyth, Iredell, and Rockingham. Boone Town Council Member Andy Ball (left) did not make the cut on the men’s side, which required at least a 50 percent of the vote in one of the selection rounds. See photo gallery…
BY JESSE WOOD
Photo by Lonnie Webster
Mar. 16, 2012. “We are going to see this through till the end and see justice for our petition.” That’s how Phil Templeton reacted last week to a N.C. Court of Appeals ruling. After more than five years of court battles and significant legal fees, his appeal of a denial of a request for a special use permit to place a medical office facility on State Farm Road in Boone is back to square one.
BY RON FITZWATER