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Veteran’s Day 2023
November 09, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605! Blowing Rock Civic Association Continues Multi-Year Veteran’s Day Tradition. On November 11, 2023, at 11:00 am, the Blowing Rock Civic Association will continue its tradition of assisting the local American Legion Post (# 256) with a program honoring our veterans for their service. Speaking at the American Legion…
The Divisiveness Has Not Been Caused by the Blowing Rock Civic Association
Like many of you, I have been shocked and saddened by the unkind and totally incorrect accusations being made about the Blowing Rock Civic Association by a small group of individuals in our community. Rather than engage in a media print war, BRCA has stayed out of the mudslinging and taken the high road out…
Thank You Senator Ralph Hise
Greetings from BRCA 28605! NC Senate Bill 759 Clarification BRCA would like to thank Senator Ralph Hise for being the primary sponsor of this bill. BRCA is sending a second communication this week on this very important topic. There will be a 2024 Watauga County Board of Commissioners election to determine who will serve the Blowing Rock district. There are…
Senate Bill 759 Passes
Greetings from BRCA 28605! BREAKING NEWS: The state legislature and senate (Senate bill 759) approved that Watauga County commissioners will be elected by voters in their districts not at large effective 2024. This gives Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, and other areas a greater voice and is very positive and exciting news! Thank you Representative Ray Pickett…
Early Voting has Begun!
Absentee Voting Process & other local news: October 19, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605!Another “Newsy Thursday!” Did You Know Blowing Rock is Romantic? Blowing Rock, Ranked No. 48 On New York Travel Guides’ List Of The 140 Most Romantic Small Towns In America. Read the article:https://newyorktravelguides.com/most-romantic-small-towns-in-america/ Blowing Rock Civic Association’s BRCA 28605By Jean Kitchin, Chair: BRCA…
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/
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…
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…
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
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…