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<title><![CDATA[Boone resident named a CNN Hero]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dickson "Doc" Hendley was a bartender who knew his Bible.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boone resident named a CNN Hero]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[BOONE -- Dickson "Doc" Hendley was a bartender who knew his Bible.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Election results from the local Nov. 3, 2009 general election.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firefighters put to work early on call to church]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Several firefighters were preparing food and getting ready for Sunday's dedication ceremony for a new Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue substation when a call came in that a nearby church was on fire.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tenn. man arrested in armed robberies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Law-enforcement officers captured an armed robbery suspect after a chase and brief struggle Monday, authorities said. The suspect and a police officer were both injured.  ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Sigh of Relief: At last, Bass Lake visitors have proper rest facilities in the Bass Lake Reading Room]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Bass Lake Reading Room opened yesterday to gentle bathroom humor, but included no books or magazines, at least inside the men's room.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Autumn at Oz coming to Beech Mountain]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Autumn at Oz will be held Saturday and Sunday at the former Land of Oz theme park at the top of Beech Mountain. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:06:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laurelmor resort is no more]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Laurelmor, the 6,000-acre luxury golf resort that collapsed under the bad economy and a massive loan, has been renamed Reynolds Blue Ridge by its new owners, who have announced scaled-back lot prices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Building an Identity: Jewish film festival ending on Wednesday is a fundraiser for new temple in Boone]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[People sniffed and wiped away tears in the darkened theater, then applauded as the credits came up yesterday during a screening at the Jewish Film Festival at the Hayes Performing Arts Center.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stretch of U.S. 421 is being widened]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Work is under way on widening 1.1 miles of U.S. 421, which is also known as King Street in Boone.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$15.2 million road project begins in Boone]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Work has begun on a project widening 1.1 miles of U.S. 421 – the section also known as King Street – from U.S. 321 (Hardin Street) to east of N.C. 194 (Jefferson Road).]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two passengers die when van overturns]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two passengers died Sunday afternoon when the van they were riding in overturned, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASU to test new campus siren Wednesday]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/03/asu-test-new-campus-siren-wednesday/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Appalachian State University will conduct a test of its new campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Owner of Green Park Inn, high bidder to negotiate deal]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The historic Green Park Inn fetched a high bid of just $750,000 yesterday, which didn't meet an undisclosed reserve.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Body found at scene of camper fire]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/27/body-found-scene-camper-fire/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Authorities are trying to identify a body found at the scene of a camper fire Friday night in Sugar Grove northwest of Boone, according to the Watauga County Sheriff's Office.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Going for Green: Blowing Rock landmark hotel to be auctioned off to someone who will preserve it, town hopes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/18/going-for-green-blowing-rock-landmark-hotel-to-be-/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The woman got out of the car, walked up to a darkened window of the Green Park Inn and cupped her hands around her face to peer inside.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boone police chief announces retirement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/06/boone-police-chief-announces-retirement/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Bill Post, a 30-year law-enforcement veteran, has been chief of police in Boone since 1998. Prior to that, he'd served with the Hickory Police Dept. for nearly 20 years. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:28:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Work set to start on stretch of U.S. 421]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/25/250055/work-set-to-start-on-stretch-of-us-421/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Work on a mile-long stretch of U.S. 421 in Watauga County will begin next month under a contract awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation, officials said yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:55:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food help up across region]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/may/21/food-help-up-across-region/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The need for food assistance in the region keeps rising with the unemployment rate, according to a study released yesterday by the N.C. Budget & Tax Center.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASU to conduct emergency exercise]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/may/12/asu-conduct-emergency-exercise/news-regional-watauga/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Appalachian State University will conduct an emergency exercise from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The exercise will simulate a hostage taking and active shooter scenario.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 14:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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