This is one of those issues former Representative Tim Moffitt preferred to silence with the heavy hand of state government. It’s called exhausting the court system, and in this instance applies to Watauga County and the State of North Carolina suing the Town of Boone, trying to eliminate its ETJ; or, shall we say, appealing a reversal to stay the elimination. If you’re really into details, or if you just want to see if you can make your eyeballs spin in different directions simultaneously, have a gander.