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County Schools prep for potential loss of Spring Break

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|Date: January 22, 2019
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County Schools prep for potential loss of Spring Break

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. January 22, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After an exceptiona ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. January 22, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After an exceptionally snowy November and December brought a historic number of snow days to the High Country, Wat ...

January 22, 2019
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Pioneers’ balanced attack calms Red Tornadoes, 55-46

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|Date: January 15, 2019
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Pioneers’ balanced attack calms Red Tornadoes, 55-46

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- The Red Tornadoes may have had a whirling dervish in 6-4 ...

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- The Red Tornadoes may have had a whirling dervish in 6-4 sophomore center Shelby Darden, but the Pioneers countered with steady fire from all directions ...

January 15, 2019
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Three charged in Farmers, High Country 4×4 break-ins

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|Date: January 11, 2019
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Three charged in Farmers, High Country 4×4 break-ins

SPECIAL REPORT. By Sgt. Shane Robbins of Boone Police. January 11, 2019. BOONE, NC -- On November 27th, 2 ...

SPECIAL REPORT. By Sgt. Shane Robbins of Boone Police. January 11, 2019. BOONE, NC -- On November 27th, 2018, Farmers Rental and Power Equipment was the victim of a break-in and then on November 28th, ...

January 11, 2019
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OP-ED: No trivial pursuit

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|Date: December 26, 2018
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OP-ED: No trivial pursuit

By David Rogers. December 26, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- It was bound to happen sooner or later: the Cind ...

By David Rogers. December 26, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- It was bound to happen sooner or later: the Cinderella story that has been Appalachian State football the last four years would eventually have ...

December 26, 2018
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Boone Police issues statement on bomb scare

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|Date: December 21, 2018
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Boone Police issues statement on bomb scare

SPECIAL REPORT. By Sgt Shane Robbins. December 21, 2018. BOONE, NC – On Friday, December 21st at approxim ...

SPECIAL REPORT. By Sgt Shane Robbins. December 21, 2018. BOONE, NC – On Friday, December 21st at approximately 9:00 a.m. Boone Police 911 Telecommunications Center received a call from an unknown man ...

December 21, 2018
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Watauga MBB holds on to edge Wilkes Central, 75-73

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|Date: December 20, 2018
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Watauga MBB holds on to edge Wilkes Central, 75-73

By David Rogers. December 20, 2018. BOONE, NC -- As non-conference rivalry games go, Thursday night's til ...

By David Rogers. December 20, 2018. BOONE, NC -- As non-conference rivalry games go, Thursday night's tilt between Watauga and Wilkes Central lived up to expectations. The Pioneers defended their home ...

December 20, 2018
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BALLARD: Bipartisan Voter ID implementation upheld over Governor veto

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|Date: December 20, 2018
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BALLARD: Bipartisan Voter ID implementation upheld over Governor veto

SPECIAL REPORT. December 20, 2018. RALEIGH, NC -- In bipartisan votes this week, the North Carolina House ...

SPECIAL REPORT. December 20, 2018. RALEIGH, NC -- In bipartisan votes this week, the North Carolina House and Senate voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of voter ID legislation, delivering on the ...

December 20, 2018
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Drinkwitz looks to build on App State’s already winning ways

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|Date: December 19, 2018
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Drinkwitz looks to build on App State’s already winning ways

By David Coulson. December 19, 2018. BOONE, NC -- For a young coach who attracted attention at college fo ...

By David Coulson. December 19, 2018. BOONE, NC -- For a young coach who attracted attention at college football powerhouses like Boise State, Auburn and North Carolina State with his prowess for play- ...

December 19, 2018
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Nominations now open for 2019 Governor’s “Volunteer Service Awards”

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|Date: December 19, 2018
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Nominations now open for 2019 Governor’s “Volunteer Service Awards”

SPECIAL REPORT. By Marti Phillips. December 19, 2018. BOONE, NC -- Nominations are now being accepted for ...

SPECIAL REPORT. By Marti Phillips. December 19, 2018. BOONE, NC -- Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. High Country United Way staff and volunteers hav ...

December 19, 2018
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Identity theft leads to arrest of NY man in suspected credit card fraud

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|Date: October 26, 2018
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Identity theft leads to arrest of NY man in suspected credit card fraud

Special Report from Boone Police. By Sgt. Shane Robbins. October 26, 2018. BOONE, NC -- On October 17, 20 ...

Special Report from Boone Police. By Sgt. Shane Robbins. October 26, 2018. BOONE, NC -- On October 17, 2018, Boone Police received information about suspicious activity at a local convenience store. T ...

October 26, 2018
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Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk

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|Date: July 28, 2018
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Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk

The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is a national, juried competition presented annual ...

The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is a national, juried competition presented annually by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University. To ...

July 28, 2018
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Empty Bowls (benefit for Hunger & Health Coalition)

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|Date: May 05, 2018
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Empty Bowls (benefit for Hunger & Health Coalition)

Now in its 17th year, Empty Bowls has been a vehicle through which Watauga High School has raised money f ...

Now in its 17th year, Empty Bowls has been a vehicle through which Watauga High School has raised money for Hunger & Health Coalition. Because of recent snow and ice storm, it has been rescheduled ...

May 05, 2018
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Black Violin

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|Date: April 20, 2018
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Black Violin

Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil B. and Kev Marcus who combine t ...

Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil B. and Kev Marcus who combine their classical training and and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound th ...

April 20, 2018
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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|Date: April 13, 2018
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler A production of Appalachian’s Department of Theatre & Dance and ...

By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler A production of Appalachian’s Department of Theatre & Dance and the Hayes School of Music This tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh ...

April 13, 2018
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