Mid-Morning Blaze Destroys Dwelling On Laurel Park Road

Fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire Friday morning that completely gutted a large three-story, wood-frame home on Laurel Park Road across from Dogwood Lane.

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Fire Department Benefits From Generosity Of Tanger’s Shoppes On The Parkway

Marilyn Cozart of Tanger Center’s Shoppes on the Parkway presents Blowing Rock Fire Department officer Aaron Miller a check in support of Emergency Services, a tradition that has been a part of Tanger Corporations support of community services since they purchased Shoppes on the Parkway years ago.  
  

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Artist Teresa Pennington Sharpens Up For The Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary

Former Blowing Rock artist and merchant, Teresa Pennington, has begun the production of four original works which will ultimately benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway. As part of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s licensing program for the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2010, Ms. Pennington has been named one of several official artists.

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Globe Timber Management Plan Is Now In The Hands Of U.S. Forest Service’s Joy Malone

Now that the second public-comment period for the Globe Project has ended, the next decision rests with one person.
Joy Malone, district ranger for the Grandfather District of the Pisgah National Forest, is perusing the comments submitted through Jan. 2 about the U.S. Forest Service cutting project below Blowing Rock. Malone said once she makes her decision, there will be a 45-day window for appeals of the decision.

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Craig Named To Top Post At Blowing Rock First Citizens

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