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Town of Boone's Ricky L. Miller Water Treatment Plant AWOP Award

The Town of Boone’s Ricky L. Miller Water Treatment Plant has been awarded the “Gold Star” honor for the North Carolina Area Wide Optimization Award (AWOP).

Named after the current Director of Public Works, Ricky L. Miller, who has served the Town of Boone for 35 years, the Town of Boone’s Ricky L. Miller Water Treatment Plant has been awarded the “Gold Star” honor for the North ...

Town of Boone Designated "SolSmart Gold" for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

The Town of Boone has received the “SolSmart Gold” designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar.   

In addition to the designatio...

Town of Boone's Municipal Electricity will be 100% Carbon Neutral by February 2022

The Town of Boone’s Town Council voted during the January 12th, 2022 Town Council Meeting to accept the proposal for all electricity used by the Town’s municipal buildings to be generated using 100% renewable energy. Boone is the first municipality to ach...

New RAV4 Hybrids for the Boone Police Department

The Boone Police Department recently received three Toyota Rav4 AWD Hybrids.  The vehicles were purchased in early October at Modern Toyota of Boone.  After receiving the new SUV’s, they were up-fitted with emergency equipment,...

Historic Preservation Commission's Cemetery Mapping Press Release

The Town of Boone Historic Preservation Commission is currently working on a project to map Boone’s cemeteries. Cemeteries are important focal points in the lives of town residents and can be an important genealogical and archaeological resource...