Boone News

Emily Haas, a rising 11th-grader at Watauga High School, started her high-school career in the old Watauga High at 400 High School Drive.

MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST [ List all recruitment sources here that were used to publicize jobs that came open and were filled during the period.

Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch played the Rumba last night, and Philip Kim shot some video that captures the band's live vibe pretty well.

DBDA gets contract extension The Boone Town Council extended the Downtown Boone Development Association's interim contract, two months after the council voted to cancel a longstanding agreement with the DBDA.

A suspect fleeing in a stolen vehicle Tuesday night led area enforcement on a chase where the suspect's vehicle reached speeds of 100 mph at times.

Date: Saturday, August 7 Time: registration 7:30 a.m./Fun Run 8:30 a.m./Family Walk 9:00 a.m. Location: Brookshire Park, Boone Cost: suggested donations: $5 per person, $10 per family Boonea s Community Care Clinic recently announced plans for a 5K Fun Run/Walk to be held at Brookshire Park on Saturday, August 7, rain or shine.

The Watauga County Arts Council is now accepting applications for monthlong exhibits in the Mazie Jones and Open Door Galleries in the Jones House Community Center during 2011 and 2012.

JULY 29, 2010 ISSUE Here's a listing of free concerts - most are outdoors - in the High Country in the next couple of weeks.

The Elkville String Band from Wilkes County have won awards for their performances of local and regional music.

The Drawlstrings are part of the five-band lineup at a Rock2Change fundraiser event at Galileo's Cafe in Boone on Saturday, August 7. Date: Saturday, August 7 Time: 6:00 p.m. to midnight Location: Galileo's Caf, Boone Cost: $5 Several months ago, a friend of Jimmy Kerr's told him she had signed up for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

Walk Boone, a project of the town's Alternative Transportation Subcommittee of the Transportation Committee, has created maps to help identify sidewalks and trails within the Town of Boone.

Watauga High School Principal Michael Wyant and Watauga County Schools Supt. Marty Hemric stand at the front of the new high school.

Southern States Subaru offers New and Used cars, trucks, and suv's in Boone, NC Ash County.

Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older. See all Student Opinion A Housing officials at colleges and universities are finding that roommates are having difficulties resolving their differences because they feel uncomfortable having face-to-face conversations.

Boone is looking for ways to fund sidewalk priorities by broadening developer options.

All are invited for a free movie, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs",on a BIG SCREEN at the Family Central gym on Sunday, July 25th at 7 pm.

Former Boone Fire captain Jimmy Isaacs began his duties as fire chief for the department early last week.

JULY 22, 2010 ISSUE Story by Sam Calhoun " There is a change going on-we are regionalizing and localizing, and there are lots of economic opportunities for [farms and farmers]. We need to start looking at farms and farmers as assets; people come here to play, why can't they come to eat? We need to offer the farmers economic incentives, not ...

THE ODD COUPLE Ryan Melson, left, and Matt Blumenreich in their room at Grinnell College in Iowa.

SINCE the very first bunk bed, roommates have annoyed each other. They leave their clothes all over the floor; they host overnight guests unannounced.