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Town Council approves putting out to bid a $2.25 million installment loan, loading zones

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Unanimous approval for putting out to bid a $2.25 million installment loan — funding for the completion...

County Commissioners approve purchase of Watauga Medics, Inc., to jumpstart a county-owned ambulance service

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — At a price tag of $1.7 million, Watauga County has finally joined 94 other North Carolina counties in...

Bennett rezoning narrowly approved, budget and parking enforcement proposals pass

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — For at least a short while, individual vs. community benefit became a focus of the Blowing Rock...

Watauga County: at a Crossroads of Life and Death?

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Watauga Medics serves as the contracted, for-profit franchisee for providing ambulance service in Watauga County and has...

Blowing Rock Board of Commissioners approve land purchase of 8.6 acres to address town infrastructure needs

By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — After a roughly 90-minute meeting in closed session following the regular meeting of town council on April...

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