Bob Griffin
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- Sep 14, 2026
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Crews to begin removing 70-year-old N.C. 105 bridge (opens the original)
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FOSCOE â An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will begin removing the 70-year-old bridge on N.C. 105 in Watauga County this week. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Thanks to modern technologies, you and more people are reading the Watauga Democrat than ever before. Freedom of the press is essential to preserving democracy: But a free press isn't
Crews begin removing 70-year-old N.C. 105 bridge (opens the original)
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FOSCOE â An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will begin removing the 70-year-old bridge on N.C. 105 in Watauga County this week. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Thanks to modern technologies, you and more people are reading the Watauga Democrat than ever before. Freedom of the press is essential to preserving democracy: But a free press isn't
Griffin: Remembering 9/11 (opens the original)
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9/11 is one of those dates where everyone remembers where they were at that moment in 2001. September 11th has two meanings to most people. Some remember it as the day planes attacked the World Trade Center in New York. Some recognize it as a Day of Peace and Service. This year is the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. 9/11 is the shorthand name for the coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in the United States by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the morning of September 11, 2001. Nineteen
Griffin: When did Labor Day start? (opens the original)
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September means âthe seventh month,â coming from the Latin word septem, which means âsevenâ. The early Roman calendar had only ten months and started the year in March. September was the seventh month in this original system. Later, the Romans added January and February to the start of the year. This shift moved September to the ninth position on the calendar, but the original numerical name did not change. Jimmy Buffett Day has become a thing since his passing in 2023. We celebrate his
Griffin: The eagle has landed (opens the original)
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With all this talk and excitement about going âback to moonâ in 2027 (or 2028), this is a great time to look back at the first time we went to the moonâ¦with Apollo 11â¦57 years ago. July 20th, 1969, is one of those days we all remember where we were (assuming you are old enough). That is the day the United States first landed people, astronauts, on the moon. It happened at 8:17 pm EST. Prime Time! Anyone who had a TV, sat in front of it and watched as Commander Neil Armstrong went down th
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