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		<title>Reception tonight welcomes Twin Rivers student artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quilt of faces: That's what you can expect today at the Jones House in downtown Boone as Two Rivers Community School showcases its art for the community.]]></description>
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		<title>40-year-old unsolved triple murder still haunts law enforcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forty years ago, in a howling snowstorm that covered tracks and swallowed screams, three members of a family were killed in a brutal case that's still unsolved.]]></description>
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		<title>Groundhog issues winter&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sugar Grove Slim made his annual appearance at the Watauga Democrat office - a Groundhog's Day tradition.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Relay For Life kicks off&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key leaders in the local Relay For Life task force will gather with their team captains and other like-minded volunteers next week to launch a new year of fundraising and community awareness.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Relay For Life kicks off&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key leaders in the local Relay For Life task force will gather with their team captains and other like-minded volunteers next week to launch a new year of fundraising and community awareness.]]></description>
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		<title>Five-hour hero</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nate Cook, local law clerk and 2011 Appalachian State University graduate, might have saved a life Sunday - and all it took was "sitting still for five hours." A 48-year-old leukemia patient needed bone marrow and Cook happened to be a six-out-of-six m...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Town wants expanded uses of Jones House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone Town Council members would like to see an expansion of programs and community uses at the Jones House on King Street, a town-owned property.]]></description>
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		<title>Town wants expanded uses of Jones House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone Town Council members would like to see an expansion of programs and community uses at the Jones House on King Street, a town-owned property.]]></description>
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		<title>Franklin Graham: We Condemn Attack on Heiban Bible College in Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, issued the following statement in Boone, N.C., on Thursday about Wednesday's bombing attack on the Heiban Bible College in Sudan: "My staff and I are...]]></description>
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		<title>2012-02-02 Our View: Boon or bust, the future is ours to decide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With growth comes growing pains, and Boone has been no stranger to either during the past decade.]]></description>
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		<title>Pot, LSD bust leads to charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five young adults were arrested last week on a slew of drug charges after officers found more than 18 pounds of marijuana and about 100 doses of LSD at a Boone residence, according to reports released Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition opposing marriage amendment coming to Boone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A coalition dedicated to defeating Amendment 1 - a voter referendum on a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage to be held during the May 8 North Carolina primary election - will stop in Boone this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Concerts at Hayes School of Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., ASU's Hayes School of Music will present "A Musical Potpourri" of diverse and entertaining performances by the school's distinguished performing faculty and special guest artists.]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Vibration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been more than 30 years since Bob Marley made his worldly exit, but the positive vibration from his life and music has yet to meet its end.]]></description>
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		<title>ArtMix and more at Jones House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[February promises excitement, as the Watauga Arts Council welcomes its new exhibits, featuring artwork from ArtMix and Two Rivers Community School.]]></description>
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		<title>BR residents turn out for Q&amp;A with NCDOT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The population of Blowing Rock in the winter is less than a third of what it is during the summer.]]></description>
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		<title>RCC announces senior trips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reeves Community Center has organized three trips for senior citizens in upcoming weeks, to destinations including Boone, Charlotte and Old Salem.]]></description>
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		<title>Concert series to feature the Harris Brothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is Reggie Harris' life, but he's not about to brag on himself or his brother, Ryan.]]></description>
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		<title>Concert series to feature the Harris Brothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is Reggie Harris' life, but he's not about to brag on himself or his brother, Ryan.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed noise ordinance continues to draw concern</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/proposed-noise-ordinance-continues-to-draw-concern/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The crowd at 641 rpm Thursday wasn't at the store to buy records. The hastily organized meeting of "Citizens For A Reasonable Noise Ordinance" was to give community members a chance to talk about a community-contested noise ordinance, on Boone Town Cou...]]></description>
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		<title>Lieutenant governor candidate Forest visits Boone</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/lieutenant-governor-candidate-forest-visits-boone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["I think there's a leadership crisis in North Carolina," said Dan Forest, a Republican candidate for North Carolina lieutenant governor this November.]]></description>
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		<title>Western Youth Network plays role for youths&#8217; future</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/western-youth-network-plays-role-for-youths-future/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/western-youth-network-plays-role-for-youths-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January has been an exceptional month at Western Youth Network in Boone - as most months are, but having a national focus placed on what the organization does best, makes it all the more special.]]></description>
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		<title>County endorses New River access grant</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/county-endorses-new-river-access-grant-2/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/county-endorses-new-river-access-grant-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Watauga County Tourism Development Authority is moving forward with a grant request that would improve two New River accesses following an endorsement Friday from county commissioners.]]></description>
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		<title>Boone one of fastest growing small towns</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/boone-one-of-fastest-growing-small-towns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forbes ranked Boone at No. 4 in a Jan. 23 article featuring "America's fastest growing small towns." Dan Meyer, president of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, said recognition from the influential business magazine could attract new businesses and de...]]></description>
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		<title>Four area counties have superintendent vacancies</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/30/four-area-counties-have-superintendent-vacancies/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/30/four-area-counties-have-superintendent-vacancies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With nine superintendent vacancies across the state and three in neighboring counties, Burke County has competition as it searches for someone to take the helm of the public school system.]]></description>
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		<title>F.A.R.M. Cafe organizers seek information, donations</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/27/f-a-r-m-cafe-organizers-seek-information-donations/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/27/f-a-r-m-cafe-organizers-seek-information-donations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[F.A.R.M. Cafe organizers are hard at work transforming one of Boone's iconic establishments into a new community concept.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl Scouts prepare for sweet season</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/27/girl-scouts-prepare-for-sweet-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tucked between winter and spring is another season you might not find on the calendar: Girl Scout cookie season.]]></description>
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		<title>Future Islands drifts into Boone</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/future-islands-drifts-into-boone/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/future-islands-drifts-into-boone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art, passion, drama and emotion buoy along in the archipelago collectively known as Future Islands.]]></description>
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		<title>Blasting rock: Clearing the way</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/blasting-rock-clearing-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/blasting-rock-clearing-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crews cut down trees, some of them 100-year-old oaks, between Canyons and the Blowing Rock Country Club last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Road to Oscars has been paved</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/road-to-oscars-has-been-paved/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/road-to-oscars-has-been-paved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proving that hell can freeze over, but only before morphing into a mechanical three-headed dog with wheels for paws, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" has been nominated for three Oscars.]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Aid closes Boone office</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/legal-aid-closes-boone-office/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/legal-aid-closes-boone-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, due to the loss of over two million dollars in annual federal and state funding, Legal aid of North Carolina, Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Salesman tried to pressure customer into sex or drug use</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/police-salesman-tried-to-pressure-customer-into-sex-or-drug-use-2/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/police-salesman-tried-to-pressure-customer-into-sex-or-drug-use-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested an Arden man Wednesday after a woman claimed that he forced her to buy a magazine subscription - or submit to drug use and sexual activity.]]></description>
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		<title>Fastest-Growing Small Towns</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/fastest-growing-small-towns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nice thing about living in a small town, the old saying goes, is that when you don't know what you're doing, you can be sure that someone else does.]]></description>
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		<title>Fastest-Growing Small Towns</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/fastest-growing-small-towns-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nice thing about living in a small town, the old saying goes, is that when you don't know what you're doing, you can be sure that someone else does.]]></description>
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		<title>Three arrested after altercation with officers</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/three-arrested-after-altercation-with-officers-4/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/three-arrested-after-altercation-with-officers-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested three people in the wee hours of Friday morning after an altercation with officers outside a local bar.]]></description>
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		<title>Watauga devising budget for 911 center</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/watauga-devising-budget-for-911-center-3/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/watauga-devising-budget-for-911-center-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Watauga County has its way, a single 911 communications center including Boone, Blowing Rock and the county may be in place as early as July 1. County commissioners and staff have prepared a tentative job description for an emergency services direct...]]></description>
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		<title>Watauga devising budget for 911 center</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/23/watauga-devising-budget-for-911-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Watauga County has its way, a single 911 communications center including Boone, Blowing Rock and the county may be in place as early as July 1. County commissioners and staff have prepared a tentative job description for an emergency services direct...]]></description>
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		<title>Tofil, Beattie</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/tofil-beattie-2/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/tofil-beattie-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miss Tofil is the daughter of Starr Nordenson Tofil and the late John Joseph Tofil III.]]></description>
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		<title>Tofil, Beattie</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/tofil-beattie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miss Tofil is the daughter of Starr Nordenson Tofil and the late John Joseph Tofil III.]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Power</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/retail-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mood was upbeat for retail in general as officials with the National Retail Federation welcomed attendees to its 101st annual conference, the "Big Show," and announced optimistic news for the retail sector.]]></description>
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		<title>Three arrested after altercation with officers</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/three-arrested-after-altercation-with-officers-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested three people in the wee hours of Friday morning after an altercation with officers outside a local bar.]]></description>
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		<title>Three arrested after altercation with officers</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/three-arrested-after-altercation-with-officers-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested three people in the wee hours of Friday morning after an altercation with officers outside a local bar.]]></description>
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		<title>Boone residents unite against&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/boone-residents-unite-against/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A standing-room-only crowd greeted members of the Boone Town Council on Tuesday - and the most vocal topic of discussion wasn't even on the agenda.]]></description>
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		<title>High-pressure sales tactics land man in jail</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/high-pressure-sales-tactics-land-man-in-jail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested an Arden man Wednesday after a woman claimed that he forced her to buy a magazine subscription - or submit to drug use and sexual activity.]]></description>
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		<title>Theater progress moving forward</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/theater-progress-moving-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The historic Appalachian Theatre will soon undergo several quick fixes to prevent further damage to the building until it can be fully restored to its former glory.]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Local Woman could be linked to possible Serial Killer</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/missing-local-woman-could-be-linked-to-possible-serial-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/missing-local-woman-could-be-linked-to-possible-serial-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece and Ashe County, NC Sheriff James Williams, convicted murderer Frederick Hammer has confessed to killing Julie Lovett, a local woman who has been missing since 2001.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Sex offender arrested for failing to register new address</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/police-sex-offender-arrested-for-failing-to-register-new-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested a local sex offender for failing to report a change of address.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Sex offender arrested for failing to register new address</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/police-sex-offender-arrested-for-failing-to-register-new-address-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boone police arrested a local sex offender for failing to report a change of address.]]></description>
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		<title>Junaluska project unearths Boone&#8217;s black history</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/junaluska-project-unearths-boones-black-history-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To this day, many Watauga County residents are not aware of the rich history contained in the historically black community of Junaluska, tucked at the base of Howard's Knob in Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>Junaluska project unearths Boone&#8217;s black history</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/junaluska-project-unearths-boones-black-history-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To this day, many Watauga County residents are not aware of the rich history contained in the historically black community of Junaluska, tucked at the base of Howard's Knob in Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow smacks High Country</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/snow-smacks-high-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Martin Luther King Day weekend came in like a lion, but forecasters expect it to go out like a lamb.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow smacks High Country</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/snow-smacks-high-country-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Martin Luther King Day weekend came in like a lion, but forecasters expect it to go out like a lamb.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA settlement brings more &#8216;green&#8217; to WNC</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/tva-settlement-brings-more-green-to-wnc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding in support of clean energy and the environment will soon be funneled into Western North Carolina after a settlement was reached between the Tennessee Valley Authority and several neighboring states, including North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA settlement brings more &#8216;green&#8217; to WNC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding in support of clean energy and the environment will soon be funneled into Western North Carolina after a settlement was reached between the Tennessee Valley Authority and several neighboring states, including North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA settlement brings more &#8216;green&#8217; to WNC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2012-01-13 Our View: Winter doldrums: Maybe, maybe not</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thumbs down: to local business news that isn't entirely abysmal, but close. The unemployment rate fell in Watauga County for the most recent data available, down from 7.5 percent in November 2010 to 7.2 percent in November 2011 - yet still in the count...]]></description>
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		<title>Venue owners speak out against noise ordinance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A meeting on Boone's noise ordinance ended badly for venue owners - at least that's what Boone Saloon co-owner Skip Sinanian said.]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis Anyone?</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/tennis-anyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In fact, under this past Saturday's cloudy conditions, I had to do a double-take in the 30-something temperatures when I noticed a pair of young ladies walking atop the mile-high, snow-covered mountain and wearing swimsuits.]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of the County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some high schools have long traditions of championship football teams. Others are known for their emphasis on science and math.]]></description>
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		<title>Lazybirds ~ Ragtime American Roots Music ~ at the Double Door Inn on Fri, Jan 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lazybirds is a classic American roots band from the mountains of North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>Courtyard Marriott opening&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/courtyard-marriott-opening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Courtyard Marriott on Highway 105 is more than a hotel. It's a community center, owners say, and it will open on Tuesday on the heels of the closure of another upscale hotel - the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center.]]></description>
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		<title>Widening of 221S set to begin in 2015</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/widening-of-221s-set-to-begin-in-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a planned spring 2015 start to the U.S. 221S widening project still more than three years away, the N.C. Department of Transportation has already secured funding for much of the Deep Gap to Jefferson project.]]></description>
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		<title>2012-01-06 Our View: Babies and resolutions: it&#8217;s a new year</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/2012-01-06-our-view-babies-and-resolutions-its-a-new-year-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thumbs-up: to everyone who made a new year's resolution - and is still on track.]]></description>
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		<title>TaRanda to perform at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/taranda-to-perform-at-cornerstone-bible-fellowship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms Greene is often seen on the popular Bill Gaither Homecoming Video Series and has performed in US cities with the Homecoming Tour.]]></description>
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		<title>Frigid weather takes grip on High Country</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/frigid-weather-takes-grip-on-high-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frigid temperatures made their way to the High Country this week, and it's going to get worse, forecaster John L'Heureux said Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Boone man charged with intimidating witnesses</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/boone-man-charged-with-intimidating-witnesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Boone man has been arrested after accusations that he intimidated witnesses in an ongoing case against him.]]></description>
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		<title>Continuing the Daily Grind</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/05/continuing-the-daily-grind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From left, Conrad and Judy Poe stand by their coffee - literally. After they announced last week that Conrad's Coffee Company on Shadowline Drive would close, customer reaction prompted the Poes to reconsider.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Job Done&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/05/getting-the-job-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Holcombe has been up and down thousands of roads in his decades' long career as a songsmith, singer, guitarist and general troubadour.]]></description>
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		<title>Crimestoppers seeks info on laundromat break-in</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/04/crimestoppers-seeks-info-on-laundromat-break-in/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/04/crimestoppers-seeks-info-on-laundromat-break-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga County Crimestoppers and the Boone Police Department are seeking information about a theft that occurred this week at a Boone laundromat.]]></description>
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		<title>It was coldest morning in a year</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/04/it-was-coldest-morning-in-a-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Temperatures began climbing quickly in the mountains around daybreak Wednesday, a sign of the warmer air that is moving into the Carolinas and bringing an end to Charlotte's first cold snap of the winter.]]></description>
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		<title>N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools adds directors, regional offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weather cam on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone shows the snowy weather that is coming down right now.]]></description>
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		<title>Wintry blast brings snow, chill to N.C. mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first shot of real wintry weather this season brought snow to the North Carolina mountains overnight, closing schools and turning roads into sheets of ice.]]></description>
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		<title>Wintry blast brings snow, chill to N.C. mountains</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/03/wintry-blast-brings-snow-chill-to-n-c-mountains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first shot of real wintry weather this season brought snow to the North Carolina mountains overnight, closing schools and turning roads into sheets of ice.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/02/latest-north-carolina-news-sports-business-and-entertainment-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A North Carolina woman who got married last summer after a poolside accident left her paralyzed isn't walking yet, but she hasn't given up on learning to move on her own again.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A North Carolina woman who got married last summer after a poolside accident left her paralyzed isn't walking yet, but she hasn't given up on learning to move on her own again.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/30/2011-in-review-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend the calendar turns to a new year, but before we let 2011 depart, the Watauga Democrat has assembled the highlights of the year that was.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/30/2011-in-review-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend the calendar turns to a new year, but before we let 2011 depart, the Watauga Democrat has assembled the highlights of the year that was.]]></description>
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		<title>Theater purchase stirs local memories</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/30/theater-purchase-stirs-local-memories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the town of Boone, the Downtown Boone Development Association and the newly formed Doc Watson Appalachian Theatre group, new generations of Wataugans may be able to make memories of their own.]]></description>
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		<title>He is named Christmas, yet life wasn&#8217;t all glitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Dec. 25, 1920, a baby boy was born to a sharecropper's family in southern Person County in a little community called Hurdle Mills, near Roxboro.]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing to the sea</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/29/beijing-to-the-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When 22-year-old Chris Wehner of Boone set a goal of running 2,011 miles in 2011, he didn't imagine that he would complete more than 70 of those miles in rural China - in only three days.]]></description>
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		<title>Layaway angels&#8217; sweep America, descend on Boone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anita Presnell of Valle Crucis was working as a Salvation Army bell-ringer outside Ingles on Tuesday when she got the call from Kmart.]]></description>
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		<title>Layaway angels&#8217; sweep America, descend on Boone</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anita Presnell of Valle Crucis was working as a Salvation Army bell-ringer outside Ingles on Tuesday when she got the call from Kmart.]]></description>
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		<title>Boone&#8217;s &#8216;boarders on rolling mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA['Boone needs a skatepark,' said Chelsie Mitchell, group organizer and an Appalachian State University sophomore.]]></description>
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		<title>Artists building, designing first pieces of public art for African-American Music Trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandi Landis, director of the Community Council for the Arts, shows a mock-up of the proposed Neuseway Park bandstand canopy, designed by Hanna and Jodi Jubran of J&#38;H Studios in Grimesland.]]></description>
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		<title>Artists building, designing first pieces of public art for African-American Music Trail</title>
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		<title>American Red Cross in critical need of blood</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A blood drive will be held from now until 6 p.m. today at Greenway Baptist Church in Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>AAA: 2.4 mil. to hit NC roads</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina's highways and interstates will be packed with cars during the coming week as people travel for the holidays, officials say.]]></description>
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		<title>Town of Boone hopes for green Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town of Boone's recycling program would like to remind the community that there are many creative ways to reduce waste by reusing and recycling the massive amount of packaging that the holiday season creates.]]></description>
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		<title>Art Uncorked</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you keep the wine flowing at your holiday celebration with ArtWalk's selection of wine accessories.]]></description>
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		<title>321 widening project scheduled for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has awarded a contract to widen about four miles of U.S. 321 through Blowing Rock.]]></description>
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		<title>Outstanding volunteers recognized with Governor&#8217;s Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has presented the 2012 Governor's Award for Volunteer Service to four recipients from Ashe County.]]></description>
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		<title>Beech Mountain NC Cabin Rentals &#8211; GSMVRO Expands Coverage to Beech Mountain North Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to overwhelming demand Great Smoky Mountains Vacation Rentals Online "GSMVRO" expands coverage to include Beech Mountain Cabin Rentals in scenic western North Carolina and also the neighboring towns of Sugar Mountain and Boone NC.]]></description>
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		<title>Water line break causes issues in Boone</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crews are in the process Wednesday morning of repairing one of the main water lines leading from the water plant, according to Boone Public Utilities Director Rick Miller.]]></description>
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		<title>Landfill project revs up engines</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deep below the earth in Boone, 500,000 tons of waste are transforming into useful energy through a new landfill gas-to-electricity project expected to save Watauga County tens of thousands of dollars a year.]]></description>
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		<title>IT specialist becomes first graduate of Milligan&#8217;s first online major</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like his fellow graduates at Milligan College, Richard Shell wore the traditional cap and gown to Milligan's commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>Lees-McRae College mourns death of cycling team member</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Megan Baab, a freshman member of the Lees-McRae College cycling team, was struck head-on and killed while on a training ride near the North Carolina college on Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Lees-McRae College mourns death of cycling team member</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Megan Baab, a freshman member of the Lees-McRae College cycling team, was struck head-on and killed while on a training ride near the North Carolina college on Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
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		<title>Blowing Rock Town Council swears in elected officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outgoing Blowing Rock town commissioner Phillip Pickett accepts a plaque of appreciation from Mayor J.B. Lawrence during the Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>New River employees file wage complaints</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of former New River Behavioral HealthCare employees has filed complaints with the N.C. Department of Labor seeking payment owed for unused vacation days, which they did not receive when laid off from the failed organization.]]></description>
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