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National forests announce seasonal road closures Seasonal closures in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests have begun, with affected roads closed to motorized vehicles through April. Planned opening dates may change depending on weather.  These closures help reduce road maintenance costs and decrease wildlife disturbance, allowing the animals to conserve energy while food is scarce. During long bouts of adverse weather, roads may also be closed to protect public safety. Emergenc...

The vision that brothers B.B. and D.D. Dougherty had when they created what now is Appalachian State University has been fulfilled by people like Etta Lee Triplett Idol, who died Dec. 7 at age 98. The Dougherty brothers, born and raised in Boone, dreamed of improving educational opportunities for children of their region by establishing an institution of higher learning to produce teachers for the public schools. It’s clear in a 2015 recorded interview with Appalachian representatives that...

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Dec. 1 Eleven80, located at 1180 Blowing Rock Road in Boone, received an “A” grade and a final score of 97.5. The restaurant received a one-and-a-half-point demerit for unclean food-contact surfaces and a one-point demerit for improper food contamination prevention. Eleven80 received 98.5 and a 98 in its previous two inspections. Dec. 2 Cafe Violette, located at 1132 Main St., Suite 102 in Blowing Rock, received an “A” grade and a final score of 95.5. The restaurant received...

James Randall Beshears, 74, of Deep Gap passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at his home with his family, where he received his sight for the first time. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at Yellow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Dave Adams officiating. Randall was born Dec. 21, 1945, in Wilkes County to Frank and Mary Vea Whittington Beshears. Randall loved good music, friends and good food. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his belove...

Long fast of ramadan, fighting continued in the damascus suburb, but in the northern part of the capital some rebels took a break from the civil war for a traditional holiday sword fighting dance. locals say such celebrations have become rare since the uprising began two years ago. the united nations reports more than 100,000 people have died in the conflict. somalia, an ethiopian military plane crashed and burned at an airport in the capital city of mogadishu, killing four of the six crew mem...

Advice.com, and ryan mac of optimum capital management. first question coming from are judith from north carolina. she writes in, im not completely happy with my credit score of 692. i have several credit cards. ive not been late on paying payments, so im thinking i have too many credit cards. when i pay them all off, should i close the accounts, or just not use them to get a higher credit score? this goes against what most people think, ryan. >> right. paying them off -- she has a 692 taka scor...

Brian is with us to help us out. and we have this question from north carolina, im not happy with the credit score of 692. i have several credit cards and ive not been late on payments and so i have been thinking maybe i have too many credit cards, and should i close them or not use nem to get a higher credit score? what should she do? >> well, 692 fico score is high, but to pay them off will improve it, but if they are paid off, that is your lending rare owe which decreases your line of credit,...