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New counties are formed for various reasons. The two most common reasons are typically a prohibitive distance to the county courthouse and the lack of representation in state politics.
On March 12 to 14, 1993, the Storm of the Century unloaded heavy snow and severe weather conditions in the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage. Read here.
In 1985, the late Ted Shook defined the Grandfather Community as stretching from the headwaters of the Watauga River, near the present-day Pedalin’ Pig restaurant, to the old James Aldridge
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)