Green Drinks Boone is an informal social networking organization that hosts monthly events for anyone interested in “green” activities.

June 19, 2012. Friday, July 20 from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lois E. Harrill Senior Center in Boone. Cost of program is $12 per person for AARP members ($14 for non-members) or if you are an ...

Oct. 23, 2012. The AARP Driver Safety Class is Friday, Nov. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lois E. Harrill Senior Center in Boone. The cost of the program is $12 per person for AARP members ($14 ...

Aug. 30, 2012. Join the Mountain Alliance on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Watuaga County Farmers’ Market for Pancakes in the Park. Only $6 will buy a delicious breakfast, including ...

Sept. 27, 2012. Prison Emergency Response Team officers and Alcohol Law Enforcement agents captured escaped inmate James Ladd just before 11 a.m. today in Halifax County about ten miles from the ...

Sept. 18, 2012. There were 133 realtor-assisted sales last month, the most since 133 were sold in August 2009. The total value was $31.4 million, the second straight month sales have surpassed $30 ...

July 6, 2012. With the mission of helping those in need, local healthcare agencies partnered with the Hospitality House to host a Health Screening Fair on Tuesday, June 26. Agencies giving of their ...

July 31, 2012. Appalachian State University athletics will partner with the Appalachian Army ROTC, Army National Guard and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to host Military Appreciation Day, sponsored by ...

Sept. 12, 2012. Girl Scout Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont is pleased to announce that Jerrilyn Morgan Story, of Blowing Rock, has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.

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Nov. 26, 2012. The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild will hold its Christmas luncheon and meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6 at noon. They are meeting at the Grace Lutheran Church, located at 115 King St. (caddy ...

May 14, 2012. Melissa MacKinnon, owner of Woof Pack Pet Services, is offering a Puppy Kindergarten Class and a Basic Obedience Class in the Watauga Humane Society’s Community Room at 312 Paws Way, ...