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Homes get good rankings
A third of nursing-home centers in Forsyth County are ranked as above-average or better by the Centers of Medicaid & Medicare Services.
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Man held in Boone killing
BA suspect in the shooting death of a Boone pawnshop employee was captured 700 miles away on Christmas Day after an eight-hour standoff, authorities said.
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Filling a Need
It looked like it was going to be a dry Christmas in the mountain homes of the Big Dry Run community in western Tennessee.
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Totally Tubular: Hawsknest adds runs, making it a sliding giant
Nine-year-old Josh Ponton spun round and round in his snow tube yesterday as he flew down the slopes at Hawksnest, the former ski resort that this year switched to tubing only.
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ASU to have graduation on Sunday
More than 1,000 students will receive their degrees during commencement Sunday at Appalachian State University.
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Third given less time
The last of three defendants charged in connection with the grisly killing of an Appalachian State University student pleaded guilty yesterday to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.
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Team that made bike of drink bottles wins contest
A team of Appalachian State University students who built a bicycle from plastic drink bottles has won first place in the first Juicy Ideas competition, winning them an expense-paid trip to Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
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Bottle bike carries four to victory
When four Appalachian State University students were challenged to figure out just what they could build with plastic drinking bottles, they wound up pedaling off as winners of a regional contest sponsored by Google.
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His heart's in it: Student is documenting Scouting's biggest-ever conservation project
When Robert Mason is in the library at Appalachian State University, he might be studying for class or he might be sorting through 80,000 digital photos and 100 hours of video compiled during a Boy Scout-related project that he hopes will leave a legacy for the future. Mason, 20, an Eagle Scout and a junior double major in political science and history, is working on a book and assisting on a U.S. Forest Service documentary about ArrowCorps5, a large service project to improve five Forest Service sites this past summer.
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Combs, Miller and walpole win seats on the Watauga County Board of Education
Watauga County voters elected three members to the county Board of Education yesterday. Results were complete, but unofficial.Winning seats in the nonpartisan race were incumbent Steve Combs, with 12,610 votes; along with Deborah H. Miller, 11,719; and Marsha Walpole, 8,627.
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Early voting today extended by 4 hours
Faced with a state order to hold a meeting or face suspension, members of the Forsyth County Board of Elections voted 2-1 yesterday to extend the hours for early voting to 5 p.m. today.
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Psychiatric unit ready to reopen at hospital
When Cannon Memorial Hospital closed its inpatient psychiatric unit in 2005 because of financial problems, the Northwest North Carolina mountain counties were left without any inpatient behavioral-health treatment centers.
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ASU trustees approve College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions
Appalachian State University's board of trustees today approved the establishment of a College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions.
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Judge sets trial date in man accused in killing of an ASU student
A judge today set a tentative trial date of May 4 for Brandon Dalrymple, 23, the last of three men to face trial in the killing of an Appalachian State University student.
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Train to offer autumn trips to Virginia
The Virginia Autumn Train, presented by the N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation and the Watauga Valley chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, will offer day trips from Spencer and Greensboro to Charlottesville, Va., and back on Nov. 1 and 2.
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Donations increased at ASU
Appalachian State University supporters set a single-year school record in giving this past fiscal year, with donations of $24.7 million, ASU officials said.
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Officer cleared in shooting
The district attorney's office has cleared a Seven Devils police officer of wrongdoing in a fatal shooting.
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Boone to vote on liquor sales
Voters will head to the polls in Boone today to decide on liquor-by-the-drink for restaurants, hotels and other venues.
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Boone police officer faces child pornography charges
Nine-year-veteran resigns, charged with six counts of exploitation of a minor.
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Laurelmor deadline is missed
A deadline has expired that forestalled foreclosure on Laurelmor, a 6,000-acre golf resort in Watauga and Wilkes counties, but developers are continuing to negotiate with lenders.
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Reward offered for information on bomb at Boone Wal-Mart
BOONE — Authorities are asking for help in finding out who put a bomb at the front of the Wal-Mart in Boone about 5:30 a.m. July 20. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who did it.
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Two Charlotte men arrested in Watauga County on cocaine trafficking charges
Two Charlotte men have been arrested in Watauga County on charges related to cocaine trafficking.
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Resort's owners facing a deadline
Developers of Laurelmor, a 6,000-acre golf resort in Watauga and Wilkes counties, are trying to stave off foreclosure after missing principal and interest payments on a $675 million loan for Laurelmor and three other resort communities.
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Laurelmor developers trying to stave off foreclosure
Developers of Laurelmor, a 6,000-acre luxury golf resort in Watauga and Wilkes counties, are trying to stave off foreclosure after missing principal and interest payments on a $675 million loan for Laurelmor and three other resort communities.
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Authorities looking for bomb culprit
Authorities continued searching yesterday for the person who put a bomb in front of the Boone Wal-Mart Sunday.
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