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Church in Blowing Rock: Mount Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Chetola Lake (A), Bass Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Blowing Rock include: Broyhill Park (1), Blowing Rock City Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Chetola Resort & Conference Center (North Main Street), Blowing Rock Lodge (197 Old USHighway 321), Azalea Garden Inn (793 Main Street), Alpine Village Inn (297 Sunset Drive), Blowing Rock Inn (788 Main Street), Graystone Lodge (2419 Highway 105), Blowing Rock-Days Inn Boone Area/Blue River (Highway 321 Bypass P.O. Box 2307), Bob Timberlake Inn at Chetola Resort (Main Street), Hidden Garden Apartments and Cottages (127 Sunset Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blowing Rock and their reported violations in the past:
BLOWING ROCK, TOWN OF (Population served: 1637, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-07-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-12-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
LYNN COVE VISITOR CENTER (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
BLUE RIDGE ESTATES (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-30-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-22-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 16 routine major monitoring violations
- 410 regular monitoring violations
- 22 other older monitoring violations
JOHN`S RIVER CAMP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  9.1% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Blowing Rock compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Blowing Rock (2007 data):
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Blowing Rock Branch at Main And Maple Streets, branch established on 1986-03-18. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Blowing Rock Branch at 983 Main Street, branch established on 1936-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $4,612 | $27,672 | 4 | $2,431 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $17,623 | $26,435 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $8,612 | $20,669 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
3 | $6,638 | $26,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,324 | $25,944 | 1 | $1,147 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $25,862 | $31,034 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $26,012 | $31,214 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
7 | $11,307 | $19,383 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $6,434 | $25,736 | 1 | $279 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $16,131 | $27,653 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
57 | $127,555 | $26,854 | 6 | $3,857 |
Blowing Rock government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $864,000
Solid Waste Management: $86,000
Parks & Recreation: $75,000
All Other: $20,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $373,000
Regular Highways: $168,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $777,000
Police Protection: $592,000
Regular Highways: $563,000
General - Other: $477,000
Sewerage: $448,000
Solid Waste Management: $301,000
Parks & Recreation: $255,000
Financial Administration: $215,000
Water Utilities: $192,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $138,000
General Public Buildings: $49,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $79,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $264,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $290,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,307,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,825,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $152,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $360,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $138,000
Other, NEC: $122,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
Interest Earnings: $75,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Police Protection: $73,000
General Public Building: $64,000
Regular Highways: $48,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
General - Other: $12,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $10,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,967,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $964,000
Water Utilities: $370,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $142,000
Highways: $96,000
All Other: $54,000
- Tax - Property: $1,896,000
Other Selective Sales: $321,000
NEC: $103,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $53,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,439,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000
10.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,089 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.63% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)| Watauga County: | 0.12% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,909 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.74% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)| Watauga County: | 0.16% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blowing Rock:
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blowing Rock:
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
TV broadcast stations around Blowing Rock:
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
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