Watauga County Deeds – Oct 16-22 : 22 Deed Transfers With a Total Value of $7,487,500
A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds.
COMPILED BY MADISON FISLER LEWIS
A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds.
COMPILED BY MADISON FISLER LEWIS
Last night, Relay for Life of Watauga County hosted their annual opening ceremony at Deerfield United Methodist Church in Boone. Beginning at 6 p.m., veteran participants and new relayers met and mingled to prepare for this year’s fundraising efforts. Photos and Story by Madison V. Fisler
The Watauga County Master Gardener Program is dedicated to equipping individuals with the skills to promote gardening and horticultural education.
BY RACHEL EMILY AUTON
Relay for Life of Watauga County will hold the 2014 Kick-Off event on Thursday, Feb. 6. The event will be held at Deerfield United Methodist Church on Deerfield Road in Boone. Registration and welcome will begin at 5:45 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Top Relayers and teams from 2013 will be recognized, along with Team Captains and teams who have participated in early registration challenges for this years’ event. Photo by Ken Ketchie
The start of a new year means brand new vendors present at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market. The market is currently accepting vendor applications for the 2014 Farmers’ Market season this summer. Each year, the board looks at the pool of applicants and decides which are most appropriate for the Farmers’ Market. Everyone who wants to be included must apply each year, even returning vendors from previous years.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
AppalCART, the local public transportation authority service Watauga County, reported record ridership of 1,712,873 passenger trips in 834,714 miles of service during calendar year 2013. Miles of service increased eight percent over those delivered in 2012.
June 3, 2013. Readers of all ages will “dig” reading this summer as Watauga County Public Library presents “Dig into Reading” during their summer reading program, which begins June 12th. Children will learn about birds, gem mining, magic, science, mind reading, reptiles, and more through stories, crafts, music, dance, and other activities.
May 30, 2013. Summertime in the High Country means fresh local produce, soft artisan breads, right-from-the farm eggs and much more. Farmers’ markets all around the mountain region are gearing up for the 2013 summer to share their local wares with the residents and visitors that eagerly await the opening of the markets from the start of our famously harsh winters.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
May 17, 2013. The Watauga Humane Society will hold its third annual Perennial and Herb Sale on Saturday, May 18, from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM in the parking lot of Precision Printing, 1302 Blowing Rock Road, in Boone. Prices will be $.50-$5.00, and all plants come from well-established gardens. 100% of proceeds will benefit the shelter’s spay-neuter program.
May 3, 2013. The Watauga County Farmers’ Market begins its 2013 season on Saturday, May 4. Along with the ever-present exceptional offering of local products, the Farmers’ Market will host cooking demonstrations by chef Clark Barlowe of Heirloom Restaurant, live music from the Produce Pickers and activities all day for the children hosted by PHARMN.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
Jan. 21, 2013. On Tuesday, folks in the High Country will wake up to the coldest temperatures of winter 2012-13 so far, according to Ray’s Weather. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Chill Advisory for Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany that remains in effect from 10 p.m. on Monday through noon Tuesday.
BY JESSE WOOD
Dec. 7, 2012. Eustace Conway is perplexed, astounded and outraged at the recent events leading to the closure of Turtle Island Preserve, a 1,000-acre primitive refuge offering educational camps and internships, which he founded 26 years ago in the Triplett community of Watauga County.
“I am so shocked and hurt and so amazed at what I would call a human rights violation,” Conway said. “It basically started out as a witch hunt and hasn’t changed too much since then.”
BY JESSE WOOD
Photo by Jesse Wood
Nov. 10, 2012. Located in the southeast corner of Watauga County, a forest fire that has burned more than 100 acres has been contained, according to Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Kent Graham.
BY JESSE WOOD
Nov. 6, 2012. Update! This morning, deputies from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office were called into the Meat Camp precinct at Green Valley Elementary School because the principal wouldn’t remove kids from the voting enclosure.
BY JESSE WOOD
By Jesse Wood Nov. 2, 2012. Today is the last day of one-stop voting at the early voting sites located at ASU and the Foscoe Fire Department. Saturday is the last day of early voting at the early voting sites at the Watauga and Avery County Courthouses. For ballots of Avery and Watauga Counties, look to the left of this article. Read below for times and locations. Watauga One-Stop Locations and Times Location 1: Watauga County Courthouse, Courtroom 3, 842 W. King St. Thursday, Oct. 18 – Friday, Oct. 19, 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 – Friday, Oct. 26, 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 – Friday, Nov. 2, 8:00 a.m. – 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 3, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location 2: Price Lake Room, Plemmons Student Union, ASU Monday, Oct. 22 – Friday, Oct. 26, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 – Friday, Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location 3: Meeting Room, Foscoe Fire Department, 9230 N.C. 105 Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Friday, Nov. 2, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Avery One-Stop Voting Locations and Times One-Stop Voting Locations/Times in Avery County Avery County Courthouse in Newland Oct. 18 …
Nov. 1, 2012. Here is the 2012 early voting by the numbers in North Carolina and Watauga County.
BY JESSE WOOD
Oct. 31, 2012. Due to the cold and snowy weather, some Halloween events have been cancelled or postponed, however, many events are still happening tonight on Halloween.
BY JESSE WOOD
Oct. 25, 2012. The upcoming weekend is the last chance to get lost in the five-acre, one-mile long New River Corn Maze, to ride the genuine tractor-pulled passenger train and to pick you very own pumpkin for Halloween.
Set on the banks of the South Fork of the New River, the corn maze is open this Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to dark and this Sunday from 1 p.m. to dark. The corn maze is located off of U.S. 421 heading east of Boone on Laurel Gap Ridge Road – follow the signs. For more information, click to www.newrivercornmaze.com or call 828-264-2986.
BY JESSE WOOD
Oct. 24, 2012 Blowing Rock crime writer and Appalachian State faculty member Glenn A. Bruce has released his fourth book, and this one is his darkest one yet. “Rubric” is the story of the events that “send fictional Homicide Detective Mark Young into a spiraling free fall of change and self-examination” after a series of killings in his community.
BY MADISON FISLER
Oct. 24, 2012. The Haunted Horn Ghost Trail is so spooky, organizers are certain the hikers will be glad to exit the trail before doom strikes. Located at Horn in the West, the Haunted Horn Ghost Trail opens at dusk and runs until enough spookiness has happened for the night.
BY JESSE WOOD
Oct. 17, 2012. Includes Sample Ballots! Early voting for the 2012 general election starts tomorrow at the Watauga County Courthouse in courtroom three. Next week, an early voting site on the campus of ASU opens and in November, a voting sites opens in Foscoe for one day.
BY JESSE WOOD
By Jesse Wood Oct. 15, 2012. As part of the ASU Department of Communication’s Fall Debate Series, candidates for the N.C. House and Senate, U.S. House and Watauga County Board of Commissioners will pitch their candidacy on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Broyhill Events Center inside the Helen Powers Grand Hall. Participants include candidates for the 93rd District of the N.C. House – Jonathan Jordan and Cullie Tarleton; 45th District of the N.C. Senate – Dan Soucek and Roy Carter; the Watauga County Board of Commissioners – Tommy Adams, Vince Gable, Billy Kennedy, Virginia Roseman, John Welch and Perry Yates; and N.C. 5th District of U.S. House – Elisabeth Motsinger. Virginia Foxx, who resides in the High Country, declined her invitation participate, according to a release from ASU. A representative from Foxx’s campaign hasn’t returned a phone call as of Monday morning. The event, which is presented by AppSpeaks, College Democrats, College REpublicans and the SGA, is open to the public and is free to attend. A reception will follow the forum. For more information, contact Dr. Jeff Motter at 828-262-7527 or email him at motterjb@appstate.edu.
Oct. 4, 2012. The outdoor Boone Heritage Festival takes place on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 35-acre wooded setting of the Hickory Ridge Living Museum on Horn in the West Drive.
BY JESSE WOOD
Compiled by Jesse Wood Oct. 10, 2012. On Tuesday night, the Boone Area Chamber presented the “Meet the Candidate Forum” at the Watauga County Courthouse. Chamber President Dan Meyer asked a variety of questions to challenger Cullie Tarleton and incumbent Jonathan Jordan – the candidates running for the 93rd District in the N.C. House. (Candidates for N.C. Senate, Roy Carter and incumbent Dan Soucek, answered the same questions here.) Jordan and Tarleton provided the most heated exchanges of the night and responded with answers pertaining to extra-territorial jurisdictions (ETJs), education cuts, ASU, unemployment insurance and the very “contentious” school calendar mandate which interestingly enough originates from lobbyists for businesses that derive revenue from summer tourism. Each response was limited to one minute. After the questions, the candidates were allowed two minutes to pitch their candidacy in a closing statement. Below is a complete transcript of the candidate’s answers. Parts of a few responses were inaudible and are noted so in the transcription. Also in a few cases, a candidate’s response was slightly edited for clarity. Don’t feel like reading? Check back later for full audio and video of the candidate’s responses. Meyer: What do you consider to be the number …
Oct. 10, 2012. Roy Carter and Incumbent Dan Soucek responded with answers pertaining to ETJs, education cuts, ASU, unemployment insurance and the very “contentious” school calendar mandate.
COMPILED BY JESSE WOOD
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