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WEBVisitor 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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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….
Champs again: Watauga football seizes NWC title for 5th year …
WEBOct 29, 2022 · WEST JEFFERSON — On Friday, Oct. 28, the Watauga High School football team ran roughshod over the Ashe County Huskies, leaving West Jefferson with a 56–28 win to cement sole
New Heart & Vascular Center to open at WMC Aug. 17
WEBAug 10, 2020 · Appalachian Regional Healthcare System on Aug. 7 announced the opening of the new Heart & Vascular Center at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Formerly known as the Cardiology Center, the 8,000-square-foot facility will open on Aug. 17 in a new heart care wing at the hospital. The Heart & Vascular Center will provide more efficient and ...
Boone UMC Fall Bazaar to take place Sept. 20-21
WEBSep 13, 2024 · BOONE — 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 Bazaar has evolved into one of the most fun and effective ways of recycling used furniture, clothing, linens, seasonal items, books, puzzles, DVDs, and yard sale items.
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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 …
Watauga heads back to the classroom - wataugademocrat.com
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Watauga heads back to the classroom. By Moss Brennan [email protected]. Aug 21, 2024 Updated Aug 21, 2024. 0. Students from all across Watauga County returned to the classroom on Aug. 19 to start the 2024-25 school year. Be it 6-year-olds starting their first day of kindergarten to 18-year-olds stepping foot on App State's campus ...
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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 …
Beech Mountain proclaims Constitution Week, recognizes pair of ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · BEECH MOUNTAIN — The monthly meeting for the Town Council of Beech Mountain convened in council chambers on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 13. The invocation for the day was a reflection on the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, which ended hostilities of World War II. Two acknowledgments followed ...
Land Transfers | Local News | wataugademocrat.com
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Land Transfers. Luke Barber [email protected]. Aug 22, 2024. 0. The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds office website and is public record. A grantee indicates the recipient of the deed, whether by purchase, gift or otherwise, while the grantor is the party releasing the deed.