 | Sales Tax Voted down Watauga voters have said 'no' to the quarter-cent sales tax. In a single-issue off-time vote, some 18% of Watauga voters went to the polls, turning down the County Commissioner's referendum 4428 to 2705 in unofficial returns. 7112 voters cast votes between the early voting and today's referendum. More on the matter with reaction upcoming. Full Story |
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 | Ashe Trucker Convicted in Federal Court A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina sitting in Statesville convicted Robbie Paul Howell, 31, of Ashe County, NC, a long haul truck driver, on two counts alleging kidnapping and interstate domestic violence.
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 | Deep Gap Man's Murder Under Court Review The probe of North Carolina SBI Lab improprieties has the case of a Boone man under review—a 1989 murder from just inside Wilkes County. The Wilkes Superior Court trial lead to the murder conviction of Roger John Moretz, but it is now one of 225 cases statewide examined in a government-ordered review of the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation's crime lab.
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 | Decision Day: Sales Tax For Rec FacilitiesOne side says it’s the perfect time to build new recreation facilities in Watauga County—the building costs are down, interest rates low, and the feds will chip in about half the interest—if we hurry—and that others who spend money in Watauga will help pay for those facilities.
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 | Kidnapped Samaritan's Purse Worker Released Samaritan’s Purse is reporting on their website that Flavia Wagner, a relief worker for the Boone-based international Christian outreach, was released yesterday after being held for 105 days by kidnappers in the Darfur region of Sudan.(Samaritan's Purse website photo)
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 | Teen Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting IdentifiedFamily members have identified the 17-year old killed in an officer-involved shooting in Morganton just after midnight today. Family said Michael Sipes, who was a Freedom High School student and a member of the ROTC, died after being hit by gunfire.
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Hartley steps downTerry Hartley is moving on. Following three successful years as Watauga High's women's tennis coach. Hartley, who led WHS to a pair of conference championships has resigned. He officially turned in his resignation last Thursday.
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