NEWLAND — Avery County Board of Commissioners discussed updates on broadband, COVID-19 testing and community events at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 1.
BOONE — WAMY Community Action’s executive director Melissa Soto was celebrated for her 30 years of service at a surprise party held in her hon…
HIGH COUNTRY — For 70 years the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and Horn in the West have been a staple in the local community pro…
NEWLAND — As the calendar turns to August, high school fall sports begin official practices in earnest leading up to the beginning of the 2022…
AVERY COUNTY – Michael C. Hardy is well known in the Avery County community as the official-unofficial local historian. His knowledge of the a…
NEWLAND — This year’s Tommy Burleson Basketball Camp turned out to be the largest one yet, drawing in 95 children across multiple states from …
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BANNER ELK — Banner Elk Town Council met for its regular scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 8, to have public hearings for rezoning requests an…
BANNER ELK — Lees-McRae’s High Country Adventure Film and Speaker Series will begin Saturday, Aug. 20. and will raise funds for various progra…
BANNER ELK — Lees-McRae’s High Country Adventure Film and Speaker Series will begin Saturday…
SPRUCE PINE — The 63rd annual North Carolina Mineral and Gem Festival took place August 4 to…
NEWLAND — Despite unfavorable weather, more than 350 people came to the fourth annual Avery …
AVERY — The ninth annual Avery County Fall Farm Tour rolled across the county on Saturday, A…
NEWLAND — Newland Board of Aldermen introduced its two most recent hires, a new town adminis…