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		<title>Proposed noise ordinance continues to draw concern</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Council agendas since August.]]></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 01:52:52 +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>Awareness spurs New River excursion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to continue to raise awareness about the New River watershed, two local water, land, and wildlife protection advocates will undertake a near month long journey that will cover the American Heritage River in its entirety.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Relay For Life kicks off&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:51 +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>Coalition opposing marriage amendment coming to Boone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:11 +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>Pot, LSD bust leads to charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:50:49 +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>Pot, LSD bust leads to charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:50:49 +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>Commissioners race gears up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. congressional candidate Billy Kennedy has announced that he will run for Watauga County commissioner in the 2012 elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners race gears up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. congressional candidate Billy Kennedy has announced that he will run for Watauga County commissioner in the 2012 elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Brush fires hit High Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two brush fires broke out in Watauga County on Tuesday afternoon, one causing damage to a porch in the Brightwood community in Triplett.]]></description>
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		<title>Brush fires hit High Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two brush fires broke out in Watauga County on Tuesday afternoon, one causing damage to a porch in the Brightwood community in Triplett.]]></description>
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		<title>County endorses New River access grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:51:20 +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>Farmers&#8217; Market starts in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An $82,000 Farmers' Market Promotional Program Grant means good things are coming to the Watauga County Farmers' Market, new manager Tori Cox said.]]></description>
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		<title>Four area counties have superintendent vacancies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:23:14 +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>Four area counties have superintendent vacancies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:23:14 +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>Girl Scouts prepare for sweet season</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/27/girl-scouts-prepare-for-sweet-season-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:35:15 +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>Watauga second in meth lab busts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After leading the state in clandestine methamphetamine responses in 2010 with 20, Watauga County had the second highest number of busts in 2011, with 22.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen charged with statutory rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old Sugar Grove man has been charged with statutory rape or sex offense involving a child between ages 4 and 6. Ryan Neil Hicks of 907 Old Watauga River Road turned himself in Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen charged with statutory rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old Sugar Grove man has been charged with statutory rape or sex offense involving a child between ages 4 and 6. Ryan Neil Hicks of 907 Old Watauga River Road turned himself in Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>Three arrested after altercation with officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:46:33 +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>2012-01-20 Our View: Unburying the past</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the isolation of our mountain communities, local history is easily buried, tucked away or often retained by only a few people.]]></description>
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		<title>Salesman: Have sex with me or buy a magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE, NC - Boone Police have received numerous recent complaints related to door-to-door magazine salespersons and on Wednesday arrested one of these solicitors for a serious crime, according to a news release.]]></description>
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		<title>Three arrested after altercation with officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:49:41 +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>AWF looking for laptops</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/awf-looking-for-laptops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone looking to get rid of an old laptop computer might consider donating it to the Appalachian Women's Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>Law enforcement warns of possible fraud sceme</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a possible fraud scheme in which callers claim to be representatives of Blue Ridge Electric.]]></description>
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		<title>Law enforcement warns of possible fraud sceme</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a possible fraud scheme in which callers claim to be representatives of Blue Ridge Electric.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a possible fraud scheme in which callers claim to be representatives of Blue Ridge Electric.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a possible fraud scheme in which callers claim to be representatives of Blue Ridge Electric.]]></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/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:45:57 +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>
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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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		<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>
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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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		<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>2012-01-13 Our View: Winter doldrums: Maybe, maybe not</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:28:01 +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>The Art of the County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:24:55 +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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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Winter returning to Carolinas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While residents and relief crews begin cleanup from Wednesday night's severe storms in the North Carolina foothills, the state is preparing for an outbreak of wintry weather.]]></description>
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		<title>Meth lab found in Deep Gap home; five arrested</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A search of a Deep Gap home Jan. 5 yielded a methamphetamine laboratory, chemicals commonly used to make the drug, a stolen gun and five arrests, the Watauga County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A search of a Deep Gap home Jan. 5 yielded a methamphetamine laboratory, chemicals commonly used to make the drug, a stolen gun and five arrests, the Watauga County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Meth lab found in Deep Gap home; five arrested</title>
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		<title>Meth lab found in Deep Gap home; five arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jake&#8217;s Mountain Road bridge to close Tuesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bridge on Jake's Mountain Road off Elk Creek Road in the Triplett community will be closed Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for NCDOT work, according to the Watauga County Sheriff's Office.]]></description>
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		<title>2012-01-06 Our View: Babies and resolutions: it&#8217;s a new year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:52:03 +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>2012-01-06 Our View: Babies and resolutions: it&#8217;s a new year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:52:03 +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>2012-01-06 Our View: Babies and resolutions: it&#8217;s a new year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>NC Bar Association releases&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/nc-bar-association-releases-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All three district court judges up for re-election this year are doing an excellent job - at least according to a recent survey of the attorneys they interact with regularly.]]></description>
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		<title>NC Bar Association releases&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/nc-bar-association-releases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All three district court judges up for re-election this year are doing an excellent job - at least according to a recent survey of the attorneys they interact with regularly.]]></description>
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		<title>NC Bar Association releases&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/06/nc-bar-association-releases-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All three district court judges up for re-election this year are doing an excellent job - at least according to a recent survey of the attorneys they interact with regularly.]]></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-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:37:41 +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>Frigid weather takes grip on High Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:37:41 +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>First baby of 2012</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/05/first-baby-of-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga County's first baby of 2012 was born at 3:47 p.m. Jan. 1 to parents Dana Powell and Eric Karchmer of Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>First baby of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga County's first baby of 2012 was born at 3:47 p.m. Jan. 1 to parents Dana Powell and Eric Karchmer of Boone.]]></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-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:24:35 +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>Rash of vehicle break-ins occur, suspects arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end-of-the-year holidays are known as a time for giving. For a few criminals in the High Country, however, it turned into a time for taking.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:58:44 +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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:58:44 +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>2011-12-29 Our View: Talk it out: Deliver the message at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it's in the water. More likely: It's in the communication. Watauga County's ranking of 90 out of 100 counties in its teen pregnancy rate - at 0.99 percent it's statistically the lowest in the state since 10 counties did not have enough teens/teen...]]></description>
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		<title>Grimes named Regional Teacher of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darcy Grimes of Bethel Elementary School was recognized Monday for a distinction no other Watauga County educator has achieved since 1985: Regional Teacher of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>Layaway angels&#8217; sweep America, descend on Boone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:05:48 +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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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:05:48 +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>Grimes is Regional Teacher of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darcy Grimes of Bethel Elementary School was recognized Monday for a distinction no other Watauga County educator has achieved since 1985: Regional Teacher of the Year.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darcy Grimes of Bethel Elementary School was recognized Monday for a distinction no other Watauga County educator has achieved since 1985: Regional Teacher of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber adopts 10 youngsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chamber executive director Charles Hardin, left, and chamber member Melissa Pickett are surrounded by gifts for area youngsters.]]></description>
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		<title>Grimes is Regional Teacher of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darcy Grimes of Bethel Elementary School was recognized Monday for a distinction no other Watauga County educator has achieved since 1985: Regional Teacher of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>Watauga TDA nets grant for MST</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Watauga TDA was awarded a RTP grant to rebuild a two-mile, badly eroded portion of the Boone Fork Trail, a key part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.]]></description>
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		<title>Watauga TDA nets grant for MST</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Watauga TDA was awarded a RTP grant to rebuild a two-mile, badly eroded portion of the Boone Fork Trail, a key part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.]]></description>
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		<title>Standoff in Boone ends in arrests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A drunken man pointed a gun at Watauga County sheriff's deputies who had responded to a report of a shot being fired at someone Tuesday night, according to Sheriff Len Hagaman.]]></description>
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		<title>Standoff in Boone ends in arrests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A drunken man pointed a gun at Watauga County sheriff's deputies who had responded to a report of a shot being fired at someone Tuesday night, according to Sheriff Len Hagaman.]]></description>
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		<title>Landfill project revs up engines</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:18:34 +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>Trooper hits vehicle in Watauga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No serious injuries were reported Sunday evening in a two-vehicle collision involving a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper in Watauga County, authorities say.]]></description>
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		<title>Foxx aide&#8217;s court case merits close look</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If not for an evening of apparent heavy drinking and one poor decision, hardly anybody in these parts - save a handful of hard-core political animals - would know the name Todd Poole.]]></description>
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		<title>WHS harnesses nature&#8217;s energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga High School now has one more feather in its green energy cap. Teachers, administrators and students, along with Appalachian State University partners and local officials, gathered Wednesday to celebrate a new 35-foot wind turbine installed for ...]]></description>
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		<title>Rep Virginia Foxx&#8217;s Chief-of-Staff Convicted of DWI</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Poole, who is the chief of staff for US Rep Virginia Foxx has been convicted of driving while impaired.]]></description>
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		<title>2011-12-12 Our View: Millions of ways to make a difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["It's never too late to pack a shoe box" was the message delivered last week in Boone by Operation Christmas Child founder Franklin Graham.]]></description>
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		<title>Are survey questions too personal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga County resident Bill Parker was surprised in late November to see a letter waiting for him on his doorstep.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit looming over 114 vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An attorney for Smoky Mountain Center has threatened legal action if the New River Service Authority board does not turn over custody of dozens of vehicles by midnight tonight.]]></description>
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		<title>Performing arts league meets about App Theater</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven counties and 48 perspective members: The High Country Theatre League, what organizers hope will be a networking and support organization for area performing arts, kicked off an inaugural meeting Monday.]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s lots to do outdoors</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/08/theres-lots-to-do-outdoors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1.8-mile summit trail at Elk Knob State Park leads to the top of a 5,520-foot mountain.]]></description>
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		<title>Storm may bring snow to upper NC mountains</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/07/storm-may-bring-snow-to-upper-nc-mountains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning Wednesday afternoon for Watauga and Ashe counties.]]></description>
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		<title>Theft Reported At Boone Lowe&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/07/theft-reported-at-boone-lowes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Watauga County, North Carolina Crimestoppers and the Boone Police Department are asking the public's help in identifying the suspects of a reported larceny.]]></description>
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		<title>Census part two: Invading privacy?</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/05/census-part-two-invading-privacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watauga County resident Bill Parker was surprised in late November to see a letter waiting for him on his doorstep.]]></description>
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		<title>Girls&#8217; Night Out</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/05/girls-night-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ArtWalk is making fundraising an art. The downtown Boone gallery hosts its annual Girls' Night Out event Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>A Factually Fascinating Read</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/05/a-factually-fascinating-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of North Carolina has two official dances? Can you name them? Here's a hint: one is normally associated with the western portion of the state while the other is associated with the east.]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday fires destroy home, damage apartment</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/03/saturday-fires-destroy-home-damage-apartment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fires destroyed a Deep Gap home and damaged the interior of a Boone apartment Saturday, marking the third and fourth serious fires Watauga County has experienced this week.]]></description>
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		<title>2011-12-02 Our View: $50 million for a blueberry bush?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thumbs-down: to the light at the end of the highway. After a 20-year planning phase, road construction on U.S. 321 in Blowing Rock is scheduled to begin.]]></description>
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		<title>New River board: No immediate auction</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/02/new-river-board-no-immediate-auction-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New River Service Authority board took an about-face Tuesday, deciding not to immediately auction the defunct organization's 114 vehicles as previously decided.]]></description>
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		<title>Downtown Boone Art Crawl Friday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/01/downtown-boone-art-crawl-friday-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted every first Friday of the month , the Downtown Boone Art Crawl sees area galleries and businesses open their doors in celebration of art, community and a combination of the two, oftentimes served alongside refreshments and live music.]]></description>
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		<title>No new &#8211; upset bids&#8217; on Appalachian Cinema</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/01/no-new-upset-bids-on-appalachian-cinema/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good news for the town of Boone: No new upset bid. Other entities interested in the old Appalachian Cinema on King Street had until 5 p.m. Monday to submit an upset bid in an auction that's been going on for weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>A Class Act</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/01/a-class-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 30 teenagers ambled into Lisa Combs' honors chorus class last Tuesday and enjoyed an hour-long lesson in scales, harmony and songs.]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain snow ends; slow warming begins</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/30/mountain-snow-ends-slow-warming-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traces of snow were on the ground late Tuesday afternoon on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain snow ends; slow warming begins</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/30/mountain-snow-ends-slow-warming-begins-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traces of snow were on the ground late Tuesday afternoon on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone.]]></description>
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		<title>2011-11-29 Our View: Cold to trot, but hot on helping our neighbors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early Thanksgiving Day morning was cold - the kind of morning that reminds us that we are indeed living in the High County and not some other section of North Carolina, say Carolina Beach.]]></description>
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		<title>School Kudos</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/27/school-kudos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students from Smoky Mountain High School's Art Honor Society and Technology Student Association volunteered to collect items for Smoky Mountain High School's Manna FoodBank drive.]]></description>
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		<title>The State</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/24/the-state-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The victim, Vickie Stewart, lived in a house at 817 N. Peace Haven Road in the city's western section, the Winston-Salem Fire Department said Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming of a Green Christmas</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/23/dreaming-of-a-green-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina, like the rest of the nation, produces more garbage during the holidays than any other time of the year - about 25 percent more from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Black Friday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/11/23/back-in-black-friday-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the dark, early morning hours of the day after Thanksgiving, many people forgo sleeping off their turkey dinner to shop for extreme discounts and promotions.]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Black Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the dark, early morning hours of the day after Thanksgiving, many people forgo sleeping off their turkey dinner to shop for extreme discounts and promotions.]]></description>
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