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Parking, Utilities, Council Update
Greetings from BRCA 28605! We want to provide you with a quick update on three very important issues: 1. The Blowing Rock Town Council has deferred the Pay to Park issue. It has been removed from the agenda for next week’s Council Meeting. Per The Village Tattler Issue 813: “Blowing Rock Town Council has decided to postpone…
Southern Living announces The 50 Best Small Towns In The South 2023
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Southern Living announces The 50 Best Small Towns In The South 2023 Congratulations to Blowing Rock for being named by Southern Living one of The 50 Best Small Towns In The South 2023. According to Southern Living’s article “This mountain town is named for its most famous feature, a 4,000-foot cliff that…
Foothills Conservancy
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina has an opportunity to purchase and permanently protect 332 acres along US Highway 321 adjoining the iconic Blowing Rock attraction in Caldwell County. This acquisition will preserve the sweeping and magnificent mountainous viewshed and protect the headwaters of the Johns River. Foothills Conservancy has already received $3 Million and…
Town Council 2023 Retreat Summary
February 9, 2023 All information included in this communication is from town documents or from town officials. The purpose is to provide the facts to taxpayers in the community since many had not heard or read the full implications to them personally. BRCA presents the question about whether additional debt or additional property taxes should…
Embers Update
Greetings from BRCA 28605! January 26, 2023 The pictures provide an update to the construction project currently know as The Embers on the corner of Main Street and Highway 221 behind Speckled Trout. There have been a number of comments and concerns over the scale and height of this project. This is but one more…
Ambulance Transport: Time is Critical
Chuck Mantooth, President & CEO: Appalachian Regional Healthcare System November 2022
Watauga County Voting Results (UNOFFICIAL)
According to the Watauga Democrat and with 536 provisional ballots outstanding here are the unofficial results according to the Watauga County Board of Elections (Source: Watauga Democrat): Board of Education Board of Education Unofficial Results Name Number of Votes Gary L. Childers 11,983 Jay Fenwick 9,402 Marshall Ashcraft 8,867 Chad Cole 8,116 Jennie Hanifan 7,533…
BRCA Announces Veterans Day Service 2022 for American Legion Post 256
November 1, 2022 Lt. Colonel Wes Young (U.S. Army Retired) featured Speaker for the Blowing Rock Veteran’s Day Program Friday November 11, 2022 @ 11:00 A.M. at the American Legion Building 333 Wallingford St. in Downtown Blowing Rock “Duty, Honor and Country” Blowing Rock American Legion Post 256 is very pleased to announce that this…
County Commissioner Candidates Q&A
Responses for Issues to November 2022 Election To help voters make informed decisions as they vote in the election this fall, the Blowing Rock Civic Association sent questions to all the candidates who are running for election as Watauga County Commissioners. They were given a week to respond, and all did except Billy Kennedy. Below…