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bullet Obesity Prevention Project under way
A campaign to trim the fat kicked off last week, but it’s not a reference to pork-barrel spending in an election year.

bullet Health Dept. offers flu vaccine clinics
Health officials are urging people to roll up their sleeves and prepare for winer, but they are also touting a nasal precaution to fight the flu.

bulletRed Cross encourages blood donors to ‘Give a Little, Buy a Lot’
 Donors earn chance to win $1,000 shopping spree.

bulletASU health program helps improve employee wellness, fitness
 When the state of North Carolina adopted its Worksite Wellness Policy in February, Appalachian State University was ahead of the game.




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‘Breaking Stones After School’
 ASU professor lectures on child labor in East Africa

 

 

 

Blowing Rock Amends Noise Ordinance
Art in the Park to be held on new parking deck in 2009

 

 

Watauga strives to meet state recycling goal
 DENR urges local governments to recycle 2 million tons annually

 

 

 

Watauga Humane Society elects new officers
 The Watauga Humane Society is nearing the final phases of its capital campaign for a new facility, but that does mot mean its work level has lessened.

 

 

Steinem and panel discuss sex trafficking
Renowned feminist attends Blowing Rock premiere of ‘Trade’

 

 

Dealing with Live Wires
 Blue Ridge Electric hosts training course for area fire departments

 

 

Counting the Coffers
Incumbents compile sizable war chests

 

 

Watauga schools meet state standards
Six campuses recognized for ‘high academic growth’

 

 

Blue County
Republicans, Democrats plot course for future

 

 

Fall fire season in full swing
 Forest Service urges safe disposal of woodstove ash

 

 

Local home construction down 25%
Amid a national housing slump, local home start-ups have slowed, though homeowners are taking advantage of low prices to remodel their existing homes.

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Celebrating Community
 Neighborhood Yoga celebrates three-year anniversary

 

 

Saying ‘Thank You’ on Veterans Day
Since 1919, Americans have paused on Nov. 11 to honor those who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Students

 

 

53rd Farm-City honors best of both worlds
 The 53rd annual Farm-City Banquet brought together the best of the urban and rural sectors of the county, with more than 250 people gathering at the Boone United Methodist Church for dinner and awards recognition.

 

 

Green Mother Goods donates eco-friendly toys to Children’s Playhouse
As the holidays roll around again, many parents are faced with a balancing act: how to give their kids healthy

 

 

Youth bring tobacco prevention message to retailers
 Teen tobacco use prevention is multifaceted.

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Argentinian Educator Visits High Country
Hardin Park School added a new face to its staff, though temporarily, as part of the Fulbright Administrator exchange program.

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Making a PACT with Wildlife
N.C. Wildlife Federation chapter opens in the High Country

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