Former Watauga County Clerk of Court Glenn Hodges passed away at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Glenn Hodges was born on February 5, 1934, in Boone, the third of four children born to Benjamin Franklin Hodges and Marilla Love Hodges. Glenn was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 48 years, Betty [more]
Katy Munger, Director of On-Line & Traditional Outreach for Progress NC, will be the guest speaker at the March 27th luncheon of the Watauga County Democratic Women. The meeting is open to everyone. Katy Munger was raised in Raleigh, attended Needham B. Broughton High School, and is a graduate of the writing program at the [more]
The eighth organized “cash mob” in Watauga County will visit Black Bear Books at the Boone Mall (1180 Blowing Rock Rd., Boone) and then go to lunch at Tucker’s Café, also in the Boone Mall. The cash mob will gather at Black Bear Books at 11 a.m. for shopping. Black Bear is in the space [more]
Alice Salthouse, Chief Executive Officer with High Country Community Health Inc., will be the guest speaker at the February luncheon of the Democratic Women’s Club of Watauga County. The February meeting on Wednesday, February 27, will take place at a new venue, Joe’s Italian Kitchen (190 Boone Heights Dr., Boone), with a selection of special [more]
Week of March 4th in Watauga County (details below). Don’t sit on the sidelines any longer. Find your precinct meeting and plan to attend. It’s the grassroots starting place for taking back our beloved state from those who are trying to wreck 100 years of progress in education and environmental stewardship. If you don’t know [more]
One Billion Rising, the grassroots group drawing attention to rape and violence against women, will host a Valentine’s Day dance and celebration at Espresso News on February 14. The event will get underway at 8 p.m., dancing to selections by DJ Zackedemic. Roseline CiCi Kromah, an ASU student and a contestant on this season of [more]
Boone Town Councilman and Democratic Party activist Andy Ball was elected to a statewide position with the North Carolina Democratic Party on Saturday in Durham at the Party’s winter meeting of its State Executive Committee. The full slate of state-wide officers elected: Randy Voller, Chair Nina Szlosberg-Landis, 1st Vice Chair Zack Hawkins, 2nd Vice Chair [more]
The seventh organized “cash mob” in Watauga County will visit Hands Craft Gallery in Boone (543 W. King St.) and then go to lunch at The Trolley Stop (784 W. King St.). The cash mob will gather at Hands Craft Gallery at 11 a.m. for shopping. This unique store was begun in 1975 and is [more]
RANDY VOLLER, Mayor, Pittsboro NC Demographics & Family 44 YEARS OLD Married to Lesley Russell Landis, who is the President of the Chatham County Arts Council Born in Grand Forks, ND on January 8, 1969 Raised in Northwest Indiana (Ogden Dunes and Valparaiso) Andrean High School (Lake County, IN) BA History Indiana University, 1991, Honors [more]
Anna Oakes, in the Watauga Democrat: Boone Town Councilman Andy Ball recently announced his candidacy for the position of third vice chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party. The party’s State Executive Committee will vote on party officers at a Feb. 2 meeting in Durham. A Facebook page created Jan. 14 to encourage Ball to [more]
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