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By David Rogers. February 27, 2013. BLOWING ROCK -- They may resemble Renoir or Monet paintings  of the Impressionist period, but no, they are actual in-focus photographs.  The figures are blurred only because they are literally dripping with ice.

Read more: WEATHER REPORT: Blowing Rock Deep Freeze Thawing, But for How Long?

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. April 3, 2013. BOONE, NC -- "Back to Back to Back" is a common phrase for folks living in Boone, North Carolina -- especially when it comes to football in the High Country.  Now at least the phrase "back to back" can be associated with North Carolina Dietetic Association (NCDA) Award winners.

Read more: ARHS Dietitian Wins "Back to Back"

April 19, 2013. ROCKY MOUNT -- Robert Ray Mauldin, 78,  a seasonal resident of Blowing Rock and member of the Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, passed away on Thursday after a long illness. This obituary was passed on to us from relatives and friends in Rocky Mount.

Read more: OBITUARY: Robert Ray Mauldin, 78

Special Report. April 25, 2013. RALEIGH, NC – Already highly involved in North Carolina Senate Leadership as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Senator Dan Soucek has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Legislative Ethics Committee. 

Read more: Soucek Named Chair of Legislative Ethics Committee in Raleigh

April 27, 2013. BLOWING ROCK -- This "funny" was told by Nick Friedman (Boone) to The Rotary Club of Blowing Rock last week.

Read more: LAUGHING OUT LOUD: What a Country!

April 29, 2013. BLOWING ROCK -- Blowing Rock News is pleased to publish letters to the editor, as long as they are written within our policies for good taste and absent hateful or obscene content. They must also have a verifiable name and contact information (we do not publish anonymous letters).

Read more: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks from Middle Fork Greenway

By David Rogers. May 5, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Saturday's "Run for the Roses" went to the dogs in Blowing Rock, but it was all good for the Watauga Humane Society.

Read more: Dogs Run for the Roses in Blowing Rock Fundraiser

Special Report. May 10, 2013. LENOIR, NC – Checks or bill credits are coming in May to members of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, thanks to a $4 million capital credits retirement approved earlier this year by the Board of Directors.

Read more: Blue Ridge Electric Retiring $4 million in Capital Credits, Distributing to Members

By David Rogers. May 10, 2013. BOONE, NC -- The world's energy consumption is forecast by the U.S. Energy Information Administration to reach some 575 quadrillion BTUs by 2015 (putting upward price pressure on traditional energy sources). Meanwhile, the burning of fossil fuels continues to be tied to global pollution.  Is a FREE workshop on solar and renewable energy technologies just what Mother Earth’s doctor ordered for a green conscious High Country?

Read more: Free Solar Workshop for Homes & Businesses on Saturday, @ County Library

By David Rogers. May 15, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- With almost 6,000 books given to Blowing Rock School students, the Operation Mama Gaye Book Fair celebrated its five-year anniversary between April 30th and May 3rd in Blowing Rock. Wendy Estes and sister Kim Hartley organized the project promoting literacy in the High Country.

Read more: BLOWING ROCK SNAPSHOT: Operation Mama Gaye Celebrates 5 Years of Service to Blowing Rock School

By David Rogers. May 15, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC  -- Commissioners asked questions about project details, but with a 3-1 vote approved Appalachian Regional Healthcare System's (ARHS) request for a conditional use permit (CUP) allowing the construction of Phase I and Phase II of a new post acute care and skilled nursing facility in Blowing Rock.

Read more: New Healthcare Facility Moves Forward, Mellow Mushroom CUP Approved

By David Rogers. May 16, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Mix the memory of a beloved Blowing Rock police chief with a lot of favorite gospel music, and you have the makings of a highly successful scholarship fundraiser. That's the takeaway from Thursday night's Owen Tolbert Memorial Scholarship Fund Concert at Blowing Rock's First Baptist Church.

Read more: Blowing Rock SNAPSHOT: Tolbert Concert Jams First Baptist

ERRATA: May 18, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Due to technical difficulties, the video portion of our recent sharing from Paraguay was not was not working properly. it is now fixed and here is the link. We highly recommend it for the compassion, as well as the creativity.

 

Read more: FIXED: Link to Landfillharmoic

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from GoASU. By Mike Flynn. BOONE, NC — Dillon Dobson’s (Boonville, N.C./Starmount) walk-off double capped Appalachian State University baseball’s from an 8-1 seventh-inning deficit and lifted the Mountaineers to a thrilling 9-8 win over Western Carolina in Saturday’s regular-season finale at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.

Read more: Mountaineers Score Trifecta in 7th, 8th, 9th to Avoid Catamount Sweep, 9-8

By David Rogers. May 20, 2013. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- While wide-eyed kids of all ages will marvel at the antics of clowns and "gators" up and down Main Street the weekend of June 1st, children laid up in hospitals all around the country will benefit when hundreds of men with "flower pot" hats come to Blowing Rock for fun, ceremony and to promote charitable causes.

Read more: Gators, Clowns and All, Shriners Return Fun, Charity to Blowing Rock

By Sydney Hess. November 15, 2010. BOONE -- If baby Lucas Wilson, the newest member of Watauga Co., had a Facebook profile he would already have all of the High Country as friends.

Read more: Greenway BBQ Aids Premature Baby's Family

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from NCDOT. By Jerry Higgins. August 29, 2012. RALEIGH – Lane closures will not take place in the U.S. 321 widening project work zone through Blowing Rock during Labor Day weekend. Construction crews may continue work during this time, but no lane closures will be allowed from Friday, Aug. 31, at 6 a.m. through Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. The regular work schedule will resume on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Read more: No U.S. 321 Lane Closures Over Labor Day Weekend

By David Rogers. November 6, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- In one of the High Country's most hotly contested race, former NC House District 93 Representative Cullie Tarleton, of Blowing Rock) looks poised to have lost his bid to reclaim the seat he lost in 2010 to Republican Jonathan Jordan. The unofficial results show Jordan leading by 1,029 votes, with 36 of 37 precincts having reported.

Read more: DECISION 2012: Jordan Appears to Retain District 93 Seat Over Blowing Rock's Tarleton

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from University News Service. By Jane Nicholson. February 18, 2013. BOONE—Dr. Garner Dewey has been named director of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) at Appalachian State University.

Read more: Appalachian State Names Dewey to QEP Post

March 28, 2013. Here is a video bringing a little Easter cheer.

Read more: LAUGHING OUT LOUD: Easter Fun - Priceless Video