BY Deron Geouque / Dear Mr. Gupton: Thank you for your email and input regarding Watauga Countyâs ambulance service. The County appreciates your comments but would respectfully disagree on some of the generalizations you have made. First, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners has never promised the Town of Blowing Rock a 24 hour crew. I have reviewed the official meeting minutes of the Board of Commissioners and was unable to verify your claim. The Board has worked extensively with the Blowing Rock Town Council in reviewing and discussing ambulance service for the Town of Blowing Rock and the County as a whole. Based on these discussions the Commissioners authorized a study of the system in 2017. The purpose of the study was to determine how the County could maximize limited resources with the location of future sites and the addition of new crews. Again, MAXIMIZING the benefit and impact to the overall system and not just one section or area of the county. The conclusion of the study recommended the following: Read more…, July 9, 2020 Letters to the Editor. Read more…, April 13, 2020 Letters to the Editor. This week the North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes to decide how to apportion approximately $900 million in federal COVID relief funding. ⦠Because none of us can simultaneously be a ⦠The Watauga Democrat is a newspaper published in Boone, North Carolina, two days per week, on Wednesday and Sunday, and updated daily on its website at www.wataugademocrat.com. The future and vibrancy of our wonderful Village is dependent upon the continued success and ongoing operation of these small businesses, especially those in the travel and leisure business. Contact us. Mr. Sullivanâs 2019 Annual Report documents that only 56% of emergency calls are less than 9:00 minutes. We are an unincorporated, volunteer-driven groupâ not a nonprofit or a business, just a small collection of local citizens. Read more…, September 14, 2020 Letters to the Editor. Dear reader, Thanks to modern technologies, you and more people are reading the Watauga Democrat than ever before. BY TIM GUPTON / Dear Editor, I am writing to follow-up on an article posted in the Watauga Democrat âBlowing Rock group advocates for ambulance stationâ published on August 20, 2020. Look how they respond when the chickens come home to roost. Among many notable accomplishments he coined the term âbible beltâ while covering the Scopes monkey trial in Tennessee in the twenties. It may be premature to state that well-begun will be well-done, but we can hope. Letter to the editor: Watauga vaccine plan, people to be commended Jan 20, 2021 Congratulations to The Watauga Health Center of AppHealthCare for the excellent handling of ⦠1,345 talking about this. Why wasnât there a more thorough investigation into the virus before âconsumersâ accepted it all? By Lyle Schoenfeldtr / Just over one year ago, March 2019, it was announced that the Watauga Board of Education had approved the purchase of the Hodges property in Historic Valle Crucis for a new Valle Crucis School. By Craig Dudley / Dear Editor, In America these days youâre free to have an opinion and share it as long as no one is offended: get in line and obey. Look at the bigger picture and consider where all of this is going. Weâve laid out the platform in order of most-immediate solutions to long-term economic structures that could permanently maintain affordable housing in Watauga. Fax: 828-264-2254 âOurâ governmentâs arrogance clouds their vision. North Carolinaâs hospitals and health systems stepped in to collaborate with the state and local health departments on vaccination deployment, while still caring for record-high numbers of COVID-19 patients, maintaining robust testing, and coordinating continued high-quality and safe care for our non- COVID patients. Serving the High Country since 1888. It is slightly ironic to me that the skills I have gained at Appalachian are the very skills that now lead me to question the judgement of my university’s administration. The demonstrators did what they did for the same reason BLM rioters did: Their concerns arenât being responded to. Since the WataugaRoads outlets deal with traffic related items a great deal, some have assumed it ⦠School will be mostly online. The makeup of our homeowners is actually hard to define because there are so many variations, but basically 20% are full-time and 80% are seasonal. Designated by Congress in 2010, this annual celebration is intended to bring attention to the cause of arts education for elected officials and educational decision makers across the country, and to support equitable access to the arts for all learners. Here are some comments from community members who pushed for this resolution to pass: Read more…, April 30, 2020 Letters to the Editor. Contact us. Letters must be original and written exclusively for The Press Democrat. The Democrat-Gazette welcomes your letters to the editor. ©2019 - High Country Press. By Deborah McDowell / To Watauga County and Blowing Rock Town Commissioners: We need the restrooms open. We also need open minds and hearts.  This is an unprecedented time of struggle. Many are afraid of getting sick and or seeing their businesses die. You have no idea how many people we have turned away and had to explain to them that our commissioners, town and county are not allowing visitors to stay overnight. Watauga Democrat Phone number: 828-264-6397 E-mail: web@mountaintimes.com ⦠Lasure promoted to Watauga Democrat, All About Women editor Posted Thursday, December 3, 2020 7:51 am BOONE â Hired at the Watauga Democrat as a staff reporter in February 2017, Kayla Lasure was promoted to the editor position of the Watauga Democrat newspaper and All About Women magazine effective Nov. 30. Youâre free as long as you stand where youâre told and say whatâs expected. We understood the initial need for a 14 days quarantine to reduce the risk of importing the virus and to assure the adequacy of regional healthcare resources to treat virus patients. Ms. Foxx has claimed to object âout of an abiding respect for the Constitutionâ in reflection of supposed âviolations of Article II, Section I of the Constitutionâ in which there is no stated direction as to how the statesâ manage their election process regarding Presidential electors. Read more…, January 11, 2021 Letters to the Editor. Elbert Phar and Mary Woodie Severt. We consider all homeowners as residents whether full-time or part-time as all are taxpayers. By Craig Dudley / Your editor asked me; Why do you care, do your essays matter? Letter to the editor: Well done after mass vaccination event Jan 20, 2021 0 I was one of the 1,000 plus âold peopleâ to receive my first COVID-19 vaccine at Watauga High School â and very grateful to be such. As I have repeatedly informed you over the past two years, the Oscar and Suma Hardin House is historically significant both for its architecture and for its relationship to individuals of historical significance to Watauga County. LETTERS / Who Does the Blowing Rock Civic Association Represent? Ongoing construction is one reason why. Market Basket sold to McAneny Brothers; Experts answer your COVID-19 questions: 'I received the vaccine on Jan. 26 and then had a ⦠Do My Essays Matter? We again ask the County Commission to re-evaluate your public policy to provide quality ambulance services throughout the County and adopt a Fractal Success Measurement that includes both geography and response time. Read more…, September 7, 2020 Letters to the Editor. Watching accurate updates about the Pandemic, you know, we are each vulnerable. Representatives of the community and I met with Chairman John Welch on August 21, 2020 to request that the County hold a public hearing to re-evaluate the County Commissionâs EMS policies that drive outcomes and safety and seek input from taxpayers throughout the entire County. That is easy. High Country Writers is publishing its fourth anthology, âHigh Country Headwaters IV,â which will have writing by High Country Writerâs members, as well as work from Watauga, Ashe and Avery high school students in addition to also work by other local ⦠However, reports that our State Parks turned away visitors because parks were at capacity show that additional investments in public lands are desperately needed. Letters to the editor should be original and no longer than 250 words. On Tuesday Jan. 12, my wife and I got our first dose, and it was a very smooth process. On April 21st, 2020 the Boone Town Council adopted a motion to call on the North Carolina and federal government to impose a moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. wataugademocrat.com. LETTERS / Blowing Rock Civic Association Responds to County Manager in Regards to Blowing Rock EMS Service Discussion, LETTERS / Watauga County Manager Responds to Tim Gupton Letter Concerning Ambulance Service in Blowing Rock, LETTERS / Request for 24/7 EMS Coverage in Blowing Rock, LETTERS / I Begin This Essay With A List of Quote, LETTERS / Thank You to the High Country Caregiver Organization, LETTERS / COVID-19 is Straining Our Ailing Rural Health Systems, LETTERS / Now is the Time for the Town of Boone to be Working With the County and Other Governmental Entities, LETTERS / Consider Each Masked Face You See as One Who is Working to Save Your Life, LETTERS / Statement from Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Regarding Action Taken By Boone Town Council Thursday Night, LETTERS / Opening of Blowing Rock Memorial Park Restrooms, LETTERS / Boone Has Become Inhospitable Despite its Good Qualities. 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