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Boone Board of Education talks special election results
Sara Jordan-Heintz
Special to the Boone News Republican
The Boone Board of Education met April 6 in special session to discuss the official election results of the March 2 bond issue for the construction of a new elementary school.
A total of 1,231 votes were cast in favor of constructing the new school, with 297 no votes received, for a total of 1,528 votes cast.
School board member-at-large Matthew Elthon received 1,159 votes to remain on the board. He had been appointed on Oct. 5, 2020, to replace former board member Rev. Joey Weber. His was the only name on the ballot, with 62 scattering votes (the collective votes for any write-in candidates who each received less than five percent of the votes cast for an office), for a total of 1,221 votes.
Wind Advisory Issued Through 1 PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service Blacksburg VA has issued a Wind Advisory.
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Franklin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd, Roanoke, Salem, and Rocky Mount
127 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021
.WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. expected. Franklin Counties. In North Carolina, Ashe, Alleghany NC and Watauga Counties. IMPACTS.Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Carolina Mountains will also have light snow showers tonight. These snow showers combined with snowfall already on the ground
Crime Stoppers Seeks Info On Stolen Truck
High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime:
On Sunday, January 03, 2021, at approximately 4:16 AM, an unknown male stole a truck belonging to Hardin Creek Timber and Frame, located at 339 Daniel Boone Drive, in Boone, North Carolina. The truck, a 2016 Isuzu 6 foot flatbed pickup, had stickers for Hardin Creek Timber and Frame on the doors.
At approximately 7:44 AM, on the same date, a witness observed the stolen vehicle leave the roadway, and collide with a tree on North bound Hwy 21, in Harmony (Iredell County), North Carolina. The witness observed a black male leave the scene of the collision, carrying a chain saw, prior to the arrival of law enforcement.