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Blowing Rock, located along the Blue Ridge Parkway, ranked No. 48 on New York Travel Guides’ list of the 140 Most Romantic Small Towns in America. 

Read the article here: https://newyorktravelguides.com/most-romantic-small-towns-in-america/

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Candidate Forum Video Links

Here are links to the videos: Candidate Forum Video Links Part 1: https://vimeo.com/873066611?share=copy Part 2: https://vimeo.com/873328845?share=copy Questions from the Audience: https://vimeo.com/873347247?share=copy We have posted the 2023 Blowing Rock Candidate Forum on our website.  There is Part 1, Part 2, and Questions from the Audience.  A total of three videos.  Unfortunately, we lost about 5 minutes…

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The Absentee Ballot Process in NC

Today we want to review the requirements and Absentee Ballot process for you. Blowing Rock Sample Ballot:http://www.wataugacounty.org/App_Pages/Dept/BOE/Forms/WATAUGA-20231107-SAMPLE-U-V0001-MUN.pdf N C Civilian Voter Registration Deadline Early voting starts October 19, 2023Watauga location:  WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Office Hours: M-F (8:00-5:00)Physical Address:842 WEST KING STREET, STE. 6BOONE, NC 28607Mailing Address:PO BOX 528BOONE, NC 28607828-265-8061828-265-8068 (fax)matthew.snyder@watgov.orgDirector:MATTHEW SNYDER Caldwell Early…

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The regularly scheduled Blowing Rock Town Council monthly meeting is tonight: 

Town of Blowing RockDate: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 6:00 p.m. Location: 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 The below link will take you to the Agenda and Packet.https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11441

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It’s Time to Think About Voting:

It’s Time to Think About Voting:Voter Registration Deadline NC Voter Application Fillable PDF Link:https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Voter_Registration/NCVoterRegForm_06W.pdf Absentee Ballot: You must request in writing that the Board of Elections send you an Absentee Ballot. The form is available here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Forms/2023-Absentee-Ballot-Request-English-Fillable.pdf While the deadline for requesting an Absentee Ballot is October 31, 2023 we urge you to do this earlier to make…

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Requesting An Absentee Ballot

Many voters will be voting via Absentee Ballot this fall. In order to do that you must request in writing that the Board of Elections send you an Absentee Ballot. The form is available here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Forms/2023-Absentee-Ballot-Request-English-Fillable.pdf While the deadline for requesting an Absentee Ballot is October 31, 2023 we urge you to do this earlier…

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Voting Reminders & Candidate Interviews

Protects | Preserves | Informs | Engages | Unites September 28, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605! We welcome our newest members to BRCA & 28605. Thank you for your membership and financial support. BRCA Chair Jean Kitchin and I had the opportunity to interview the candidates last Friday at Town Hall.  Those videos are on the BRCA…

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Best Mountain Town: Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Southern Living Names Best Mountain Town to Retire in the South. Read the article here: https://www.southernliving.com/best-places-to-retire-7644261 Read the article here:

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Town Manager Position Considered October 4th

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Blowing Rock Town Council will conduct a special meeting on Wednesday, October4, 2023. The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. and immediately following the opening ofthe meeting, Town Council will enter closed session, pursuant to NC General Statute 143-318.11. (a) (6), to review applications for the Town Manager position. No other businesswill be…

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Clarification on HCP Letter to the Editor

Response to Inaccurate Information As the Chairperson of the Blowing Rock Civic Association, I am writing in an effort to correct the inaccuracies put forth in a letter to the editor on September 15th in the “High Country Press.”  The Blowing Rock Civic Association was founded in 2015 by a group of Blowing Rock residents…

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