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WEBSep 12, 2001 · Visitor spending reached $517.51 million last year in Watauga County. Staff Report [email protected]. WATAUGA — Domestic and international visitors to Watauga County spent $517.51 million in 2023, according to an annual study commissioned by Vi…. Read more.
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WEBMay 21, 2024 · HICKORY — The Graceful Geese Mercantile, a new local artisan gallery featuring over 100 local artisans along with one-of-a-kind antiques and v…. Mountain Times. Derek Halsey. May 1, 2024. WEST JEFFERSON — A special night of Celtic music will happen on Saturday, May 4, at the Ashe Civic Center in …
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WEBUpdated Sep 16, 2024. RALEIGH — The North Carolina Community College System has named Amy Mast as the new Executive Director of State Board Relations. Mast, known b…. Sep 12, 2024. BLOWING ROCK — The Town of Blowing Rock has a long history of welcoming tourists to its many historic inns and hotels. With iconic locations s….
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WEBApp State increases enrollment by 1.5%. Updated Sep 10, 2024. BOONE — Appalachian State University marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fal….
Both lanes of N.C. 105 back open after blasting sends boulders …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · BOONE — Both lanes of N.C. 105 are back open after blasting sent boulders onto the roadway earlier this morning, according to Watauga County Fire Marshal Shane Garland.
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WEBBOONE — The Boone United Methodist Church is hosting its Fall Bazaar on Sept. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sept. 21 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. The Timely Truth for this week is ... HOPE. Sep 13, 2024. This week commemorates 23 years since the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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WEBOct 5, 2023 · Department of Social Services asking for community help wiit wish list for foster care. Updated Dec 22, 2023. WATAUGA — There are currently 76 children in foster care in Watauga County and the Department of Social Services wants to help every one of th…. Updated Nov 3, 2023.
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WEBJul 15, 2022 · Thanks to modern technologies, you and more people are reading the Watauga Democrat than ever before. Freedom of the press is essential to preserving democracy: But a free press isn't free. It takes significant resources for Mountain Times Publications' 8 full-time reporters and editors to provide credible, fact …
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WEBAbout Us. The Watauga Democrat is published in Boone, N.C. in print on Wednesdays and online at wataugademocrat.com. The Watauga Democrat began as a political newspaper but quickly evolved into a highly respected non-partisan publication. In July 1888, Joseph Spainhour began printing a weekly newspaper he named the Watauga Democrat.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Blowing Rock is a destination for many visitors and a home for seasonal residents. You may not have ever heard about the Lenoir-Blowing Rock Turnpike that was instrumental in today’s Blowing Rock. Until 1847, it wasn’t easy to travel to Blowing Rock from the south. That is the year construction began on …
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